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Bougainville Island
On average, women in developing countries walk 6 kilometres a day to collect water
India
The average Irish person uses 17O litres of water per day compared to 2O litres of water the average African family uses each day.
India
India
Ethiopia
Central America
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Afghanistan
Kenya
The average container for water
collection in Africa, the
jerry can weighs 18 to 25
kilograms when full
Tanzania
Afghanistan
Mali
WATER AND EARTHThree-quarters of the
Earth's surface is covered with water, yet 98% is
salt water and not fit for consumption.
Less than 1% of all the water on Earth is
freshwater available for human consumption.
India
WATER AND HUMANS* The human body is more
than 6O% water. Blood is 92% water, the brain and
muscles are 75% water, and bones are about 22% water.
* A human can survive for a month or more without food, but only a week or so without
drinking water.
India
Kenya
South Sudan
Pakistan
Mali
In the rural areas of many developing countries, women and children are not able to acquire primary education because they are required to provide water each day to their family or village.
In Louisburgh our water supply comes from the Bunowen River. The water comes from upstream and is treated before it reaches our taps. Our waste water goes into the Bunowen River downstream after going through the waste water treatment plant.