HOW DOES WATER RELIEF HELP?
CONSTANT CLEAN WATER
*Turns tap on*: this equates to clean flowing water, no need to carry, filter or spend hours collecting it. Yet Millions of people live without the constant supply of water. Often the mother and fathers work and this task of carrying water is left onto the children, who in turn spend hours walking to collect and carry water. And when they get it, it is often dirty. |
PREVENT DIRTY WATER
So water poverty is not simply a lack of water, but a lack of clean water, the consequences of which are profound, with diseases from dirty water - such as malaria, cholera and dysentery - killing more people each year than all forms of violence, including war. |
IMPROVED LIVES
Our gift is our effort and energy saved from children, who would no longer need to spend hours collecting water and bringing it back. When they save this time they return to school, families improve their social and economical situation, people have clean and safe water, saved from unnecessary diseases, and communities thrive. |
HEALTHIER CHILDREN!
Effort and energy that we put into bringing clean water to communities - is a gift that keeps on giving, its a form of sadaqah and a constant source of nourishment. |