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...
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...
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...
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...
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...