Clean water is something most developed countries take for granted. You turn on a tap and boom, water comes out. For billions in need, this is not the case. There is no tap, no clean water, just what they can draw from crowded watering holes and wells. The water looks more like chocolate milk than the crystal clear tap water developed countries are used to.

The water facts:

1) The average American uses 30.3 times more water than a person who lacks adequate water access; the average European uses 13.2 times more water than a person who lacks adequate water access.

2) The population of the United States is approximately 304 million; the population of Europe is approximately 732.7 million; 1.1 billion people lack adequate drinking water access;

3) The average American uses about 575 liters of water (151.9 gallons) per day. The average European uses 250 liters of water (66 gallons) per day. 1.1 billion people have less than 19 liters (5 gallons) per day.

5) Slum dwellers pay 5 – 10 times more for clean water than their middle class counterparts in the same cities.

6) 60 million children are born into households without access to clean water every year

7) 6,000 children die everyday from preventable water borne diseases

That is 1 child every 20 seconds. How many seconds did it take you to read this?

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