About 1 billion people lack access to a clean water supply, that's 1 out of 6 people on earth! About 3 billion people lack access to improved sanitation. A person can live weeks without food, but days without water. A person needs at least 4.5 gallons of water a day to survive.
The average American person uses about 100 gallons of water a day, the average African family uses about 5 gallons of water a day. Think about that. We use more water one day than the average African has in a week!
Every 15 seconds a child dies from water related diseases. For example, Jardia is a infection that can come from dirty water. Water and sanitation deaths claim more lives than a war does with guns.
If you would like to donate, click the link below, http://www.water.org/waterpartners.aspx?pgID=1104. For $25 you can give a person enough water for life, for $150 you can meet a families water needs.