Safe Water Transforms Lives for Women and Children
Each day, women and children around the world rise early in the morning to begin a long journey to find water. Many walk an average of three miles per day to collect water for their family. The route and terrain can be dangerous and the water they collect is often contaminated, making their families sick. Collectively, women around the world spend 200 million hours per day walking for water. More than 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water. Children and elderly people are among those most at risk from water-related illnesses; a problem 10-year-old Mwajabu from Tanzania experienced firsthand. Mwajabu is in ... Read More