LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL KEY FACTS
• 884 million people in the world do not have access to safe water. This is roughly one in eight of the world’s population. (WHO-UNICEF)
• 1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation. This amounts to around 5000 deaths a day. (UNDP)
• LWI projects providing safe water and hygiene education at an average cost of twenty dollars per person, for a generation. (LWI)
• The simple act of washing hands with soap and clean water can reduce diarrheal diseases by over 40%. (UNICEF)
• Providing water and hygiene education reduces the number of deaths caused by diarrhoeal diseases by an average of 65%. (WHO)
• Water-related disease is the second biggest killer of children worldwide, after acute respiratory infections like tuberculosis. (UNDP)
• The weight of water that women in Africa and Asia carry on their heads is commonly 40 pounds, the same as the average airport luggage allowance. (UNDP)
• Water and sanitation infrastructure helps people take the first essential step out of the cycle of poverty and disease.
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for the sake of HIS name -craig
9 comments:
I am so happy you posted this info here...such a seemingly small thing that we take for granted...clean water...can go such a long way to change lives...
I agree Mike. To change...and to save lives... We must be holistic in our ministry. I believe this is the Gospel model.
Thank you for sharing this info. Having recently come home from a mission trip to Zambia, I personally attempted to carry half the load of water that the Zambian women carry and failed - even with a partner! It was about 100 degrees that day and it was about a 3/4 mile walk (which is less than what they normally walk for clean water).
Sharon I wish more people were willing to experience what you have in Zambia. As individuals and churches work together, we can be a part of the solution. Currently, we are planning a water project this summer in Kenya.
I went on a mission trip to Haiti with my church, one of our main goal is raising awareness about the need for clean water...and how easily it can be obtained by such small sacrifice on our part. Thanks for posting this. Cheers!
Both water and food are problems. I recently read an article that said by 2050 the world will be unrecognizable. The world population will have reached around 9 billion or more. It said there will not be enough food.
I saw another article that said water supplies are also in danger.
great blog. keep up the good blog.
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WoW! nice blog..so meaningful..thanks for posting this.=0
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