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Water Usage 13 gallons: developing countries per day per person 100 gallons: United States per day...

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Worldwide Access to Water Over 1 billion men, women and children do not have access to safe drinking water 1 in every 6 human beings does not have access to water within a kilometer of their home Contamination denies some 3.3 billion people access to water

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Water Usage 13 gallons: developing countries per day per person 100 gallons: United States per day per person Worldwide Access to Water Over 1 billion men, women and children do not have access to safe drinking water 1 in every 6 human beings does not have access to water within a kilometer of their home Contamination denies some 3.3 billion people access to water Feed Hungry Water is mostly used for agriculture Nourish livestock and crops Prevent Disease Everyday 4,400 children under the age of 5 die around the world from diseases caused by unclean water and sanitation. Five times as many children die each year of diarrhea as of HIV/AIDS. Raise Quality of Life Women and children transport water Children are unable to attend school Women are unable to develop children Clean water in schools Men who lack water have little energy to support their family Organizations for Relieving Water Crisis Organizations for Water: ZAO Water Promo Water for Life Tap Project UN Millennium Project


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