Charity:Water is a group I found out about fairly recently through the work of Totalbiscuit, a gamer and YouTube celebrity. They are a charity that brings clean water sources to communities that don’t have them already. Clean water of course is used for drinking, bathing, laundry, and many other things. To give you an idea of how important this is, the average American uses 150 gallons of water each day. People in communities that Charity:Water is helping generally live on less than 5 gallons a day.
So far in their journey they have completed or begun 6611 projects, helping an estimated 2.5 million people access clean water. Hopefully you recognize how small that number is, because there are still 800 million people in the world who don’t have access to clean water! These projects are necessary because they reduce disease and increase food supplies. Also, women and children do not have to go fetch water from distant rivers or ponds, allowing them time to work or go to school. And oh yeah, clean water helps the economy.
This month Charity:Water is working in Rwanda. Here’s a pretty cool 4 minute video that explains what they are going to be doing there. If you like what you see consider heading over to their site (if you watch the video you will already be there) to learn more.
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