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T H E S E F O U R O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

W I T H H O W A W E S O M E T H E I R W O R K I S W I T HW A T E R

THE WATER CRISISThere are currently 663 million people

worldwide who do not have access to

clean water . Furthermore , there are 2 .4

billion people who do not have access

to basic sanitation . The need is clearly

tremendous . There are hundreds of

organizations worldwide that provide

clean , safe water for communities

around the world . These four , however ,

truly stand out .

THE HEAVY HITTERS

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Charity : Water

Water .org

Water Mission

WATERisLIFE

CHARITY: WATER

Charity :Water has private donors who

cover all of their operating costs . So ,

that means that all of the public ’s

donations go directly to providing

clean , drinkable water to millions

around the world . They even allow you

to track your dollars donated with GPS .

They provide all of their financial

statements to you right on their

homepage so that people can keep

them accountable .

WATER.ORG

Founders Gary White and Matt Damon

have been working on Water .org since

its beginning as WaterPartners

International in 1990 . Over the past

twenty-five plus years , the organization

has provided clean water and sanitation

to men , women , and children in

impoverished communities around the

world . Although the need is great for

clean water and sanitation worldwide ,

Water .org is not afraid to jump in and

get their hands dirty .

WATER MISSION

Water Mission provides clean water and

sanitation to the communities it serves .

They provide “The Healthy Latrine , ”

which gives communities a modern

toilet bowl that uses one liter of water

to flush toilets . It separates the waste

from the individual using the toilet ,

which provides a way for people to

safely use the toilet without fear of

disease . They also provide fresh and

clean water sources to communities

either through springs , rivers , or wells

that they drill . They then “test , treat ,

store and protect the water . ” Finally ,

they provide a way for people to access

the water and use solar panels to power

the entire operation .

WATERISLIFE

WATERisLIFE (WiL) provides “safe water ,

proper sanitation and hygiene

programs [to] households , schools ,

orphanages and medical facilities . ”

Providing water to a community ,

combined with teaching people proper

hygiene , the amount of illnesses in a

community will drop by over 33%. This

fact is huge . Millions of people could be

kept from certain death because of this .

They also provide straws that filter

water for short-term needs , while they

come in to rescue a community with

clean water .

THERE IS HOPE.With the water cr is i s being so t ru ly terr ib le , the world i s in

di re st ra ights . However , there i s hope with organizat ions l ike

these that provide such essent ia l i tems and programs to

people in poverty .

THANK YOU!F E R H A N P A T E L . C OM