12 Days of Giving (Day 9)

Do you recognize protecting young girls is connected to clean water access?

Once women reach a water source, they often face conflict at water points and the risk of physical or sexual assault.
Women and children are disproportionately affected by water scarcity and the change of water predictability.
Over half of the developing world’s primary schools don’t have access to water and sanitation facilities. Without toilets, girls often drop out at puberty.
The average container for water collection in Africa, the jerry can, weighs over 40 lbs when full.
Promoting good hygiene is one of the most cost-effective health interventions.
Diarrhea caused by dirty water and poor toilets kills a child under 5 every 2 minutes.
If everyone, everywhere had clean water, the number of diarrheal deaths would be cut by a third.
443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related diseases.
Half of the world’s hospital beds are filled with people suffering from a water-related disease.
Girls under the age of 15 are twice as likely as boys to be the family member responsible for fetching water.
Research has shown that for every 10% increase in women’s literacy, a country’s whole economy can grow by up to 0.3%.