GOODMagazine 70% of the Earth is covered in Water 70% of the human body is composed of water Water is known as a source

of 'life' however it can also be known as a source of 'death'. In the developed world, most people do not have running water. 2.5 Billion people do not have a toilet or latrine. Feces can easily reach the drinking water. A single piece of Fecal matter contains 1,000,000,000,000 viruses and 10,000 bacteria. Without sanitation and hygiene, water sources can become contaminated. People who drink the water can contract water-related diseases like Cholera, most of which cause massive Diarrhea. Diarrhea kills 4100 children per day! 90% are under 5 years old. Children who drink unsafe water often carry 1000 parasitic worms in their bodies at any given time. Death due to dehydration can occur within hours of contracting Diarrhea. Each year, 443 Million school days are lost due to Diarrhea and waterrelated illnesses. In some countries, young girls are often forced to abandon their education in search of clean water. This trend continues into adulthood, often perpetuating female disempowerment. Diarrhea episodes can be reduced 50% by household treatment, 42% through hand-washing, 23% by improving sanitation, and 23% by improving water supply. Affordable watertreatment solutions include: chlorine tablets, ceramic filters, solar disinfection, and flocculation/disinfection. These powerful water treatment solutions can cost as little as a penny a day. Charitywater: Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It's a crisis because it only starts with water -- but water affects everything in life. Health. Education. Food security. And the lives of women and children, especially. Its happening all over the world, especially in developing areas such as South Africa, South East Aside and Latin America. For example a family caught on water crisis live on less than 1.00 a day, when they are thirsty they can't just turn the faucet/tap on for clean drinking water. Instead, young girls are forced to aband...and they walk up to 3 hours everyday to lakes, swamps, rivers just to have access to open water which is exposed to all kinds of miroorganisms. Some women in Africa spend more time collecting water than doing anything else in the day, the time spent collecting wtaer could be time wasted. They could be earning income, looking after children, cooking etc with the amount of time spent collecting water. The collecting water is not only a burden, but also dangerous because they are alone and carry 40 pounds of water with them. Many get hurt, sometimes they are even attacked. When they reach home, the little water collected is not even clean. Fact: Every 19 seconds, a mother looses a child to a water related illnesses. The water crisis however is solvale,