WaterAid
Imagine a world without toilets or taps. Where would you get your water? How would you know it was safe to drink? And, where would you go to the toilet?
That is a reality for billions of people in the developing world.
1.1 billion people don’t have access to clean, safe water - this is roughly one sixth of the world’s population.
2.6 billion people don’t have anywhere safe and hygienic to go to the toilet - this is roughly two fifths of the world’s population.
A child dies every 15 seconds from water related diseases. That is 5,760 every day or the equivalent of 20 jumbo jets full of children crashing every day. Imagine the outcry if we saw that on the news!
WaterAid is an international charity dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation.
WaterAid's vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and effective sanitation.
WaterAid works by helping local organisations set up low cost; sustainable projects using appropriate technology that can be managed by the community itself.
WaterAid works in 17 countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. These are Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Ghana and Nigeria.
To learn more visit www.wateraid.org.
You can contact the Northumbrian WaterAid fundraising committee by emailing wateraid@nwl.co.uk. If you would like to raise money for WaterAid or you would like someone to speak to your group or class then email the details to wateraid@nwl.co.uk or write to Northumbrian WaterAid Fundraising Committee, Northumbrian Water, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5FJ.
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| WaterAid news - August 2006 |
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| WaterAid news - April 2007 |
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| WaterAid news - July 2007 |
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