Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness
Women spend 200 million hours a day collecting water
More than 3x more people lack water than live in the United States
The majority of illness is caused by fecal matter
More people have a mobile than a toilet
Lack of community involvement causes 50% of other projects to fail

Executive Committee

Team Water.org Executive Committee Members include:

  • Todd Lemke, Apparel, Editor
  • L. Barry Hetherington, Operations, Logistics
  • William Hubner, Membership, Recruiting
  • Elissa Traher, Media, Design
  • Jessen Wehrwein, Web Development, Identity

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