Children
Every 21 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness
Women
Women spend 200 million hours a day collecting water
Water
More than 3x more people lack water than live in the United States
Disease
The majority of illness is caused by fecal matter
Sanitation
More people have a mobile than a toilet
Economic
Lack of community involvement causes 50% of other projects to fail

For more than two decades, Water.org has pioneered innovative, community-driven, market-based solutions that help people gain access to safe water and sanitation.

Celebrities endorse the toilet strike

Richard Branson, Olivia Wilde and Bono join Water.org Co-founder Matt Damon to protest lack of access to safe water and adequate sanitation for 2.5 billion people

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