Thirst Relief Blog
Congo Volcano Eruption Intensifies Water Crisis
Despite abundant natural resources and precious metals, including large deposits of tantalum, a vital component in cell phones and laptops, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the world's most impoverished countries. Poor infrastructure, decades of civil...
The Dangerous Walk to Water
When it comes to water, most of us have it easy. Just one swipe of the tap and water is instantly at our disposal. Accessing water isn’t something people in wealthy countries associate with personal danger. Yet, the women and girls living in a developing country face...
Diseases Caused by Contaminated Water (And What Can Be Done to Change It)
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
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
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
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 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...
Clean Water Brought Him Life and Hope
Fred Njuya’s story begins in a remote village in rural Uganda, where his mother left him in the care of his grandparents at the age of five months. He lived in extreme poverty in a small, grass-thatched house with his blind grandmother and alcoholic grandfather that...
Fighting COVID-19 Without Access to Clean Water
The need for good hygiene like handwashing is key to protecting against COVID-19. The provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions is essential to protecting health during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, in some parts of the world, people struggle to...
Clean Water Saves Lives
The anguished cries of mothers and fathers, grandparents, aunts and uncles can be heard every minute of every day when their young child dies from diseases and conditions caused by unclean water. Hearts are shattered every 21 seconds when a child dies from...