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Diseases Caused by Contaminated Water (And What Can Be Done to Change It)

Diseases Caused by Contaminated Water (And What Can Be Done to Change It)

by David Bielby | Dec 7, 2020 | Clean Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

More than 600,000 children under the age of five perish from disease caused by polluted water each year, mostly in developing countries. Those are not just statistics. Those numbers represent real children, each with a unique personality, with smiles and dreams and...
Rainwater Harvesting Helps Ease Drought Impact in East Africa

Rainwater Harvesting Helps Ease Drought Impact in East Africa

by David Bielby | Nov 18, 2020 | Clean Water

Access to Clean Water Also Provide A Safer Life Water is essential for life. Our bodies can’t function without it. Dehydration can happen from losing just four percent of total body water and a person can die from losing 15 percent of their body water! Water also...
Ecosan Latrines Improve Health, Provide Safety, and Save Water

Ecosan Latrines Improve Health, Provide Safety, and Save Water

by David Bielby | Jun 10, 2020 | Sanitation & Hygiene

Imagine having to worry about being attacked every time you needed to use the toilet, sending your children to a school with no toilet facilities, or risking your life to a deadly disease each time you heeded nature’s call. But that is the reality for nearly 60...
How Clean Water Lifts Women and Children Out of Poverty

How Clean Water Lifts Women and Children Out of Poverty

by David Bielby | May 2, 2020 | Clean Water

She’s only 12 years old, but she has an important job—collecting water every day for her family. She starts her four-mile journey at dawn on a rocky path surrounded by high grass where poisonous snakes and other wild animals can be found. The tall grass and shrubbery...
India’s Water Crisis: How Borewells Helped a Village

India’s Water Crisis: How Borewells Helped a Village

by David Bielby | Apr 16, 2020 | Clean Water

India is the second-most populous country in the world, with more than a billion people. The World Bank estimates that 21 percent of communicable diseases in India are linked to unsafe water and the lack of hygiene practices. More than 500 children under the age of...
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