How often do you think about the water you drink? Perhaps you use a filtration system to help purify, but even without, most of us in the United States can drink water in our homes without worry of deadly contaminates. We can run water freely for baths, dishes, laundry, and even enjoyment. It’s certainly easy to take this privilege for granted.
Worldwide, however, 800 million people do not have the same luxury we do and as a result, two thousand children die every day from easily prevented diarrheal diseases from contaminated waters. Millions of women are unable to work because they spend so much time collecting water and caring for sick children.
In our world of rich resources, these statistics are staggering, and in my opinion, unacceptable. Access to healthy, clean, safe water should be a basic right for every person on earth.
There are many ways we can conserve our precious water resources through healthy eco-friendly practices, but there’s a lot more that can be done to directly impact the lives of those suffering now with lack of access to safe water.
One organization is working hard to make a difference and they could use your support. WaterAid is transforming lives by helping the world’s poorest people gain access to safe water and sanitation. Together with local organizations, communities and individuals, WaterAid uses affordable and locally appropriate solutions to provide safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education to people in developing countries.
If you’d like to help make a difference or learn more about this important issue, visit http://www.wateraidamerica.org/
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We take so many things for granted that it is always good to read that it is a luxury for someone else.
Thanks for bringing awareness to this issue! #globalteam200 🙂
Access to water ought to be confined as a human right for no less than three reasons.First and foremost,guaranteeing access to clean water could significantly lessen the worldwide trouble of disease.Second,the privatization of water—which misuses the view that water is a commodity as opposed to a public good—does not bring about fair access.Third,the world is changing in ways that will both intensify water scarcity and threaten the nature of the momentum water supply.The issues of environmental change, populace development,rural advancement,and mechanical contamination are expanding and put colossal weight on existing water sources.~Sheila Martin.