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THE ISSUE

THE ISSUE. “Every 20 seconds someone in the world will die from a water-related problem”---United Nations. UN: 2008 -- the “International Year of Sanitation”. PART 1: The Problem . Inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene is a major cause of death and illness worldwide

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THE ISSUE

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  1. THE ISSUE “Every 20 seconds someone in the world will die from a water-related problem”---United Nations UN: 2008 -- the “International Year of Sanitation”

  2. PART 1: The Problem • Inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene is a major cause of death and illness worldwide • 5000 people/day [1.8 million/year] die; usually children who die from diarrhea • Equivalent to15-20 jetliners crashing each day!! • Millions of days of lost education and earnings

  3. The Problem: Lack of Access to Clean Drinking Water • 885 million people in the world do not have access to an improved drinking water source [13% of the world’s population] • Almost ½ of the world’s population does not have a piped connection to home/plot/yard Safe Drinking Water– Not Everyone Can Take It For Granted

  4. 885 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER Coverage with improved drinking water sources in 2004 (WHO 2006)

  5. ~Walk for Water for Waslala~ Sunday, 4/3, @ Villanova 4 service hours 12 Noon-??? Bus from HGP leaves at 10:45 Register online, see Mr. E’s webpage for details or www.waterforwaslala.org

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