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4 billion people
do not have access to safe water at home.
The opportunity cost of this crisis
has a disproportionate impact
on women and girls
because collecting water
steals their time.
More than 200 million hours
are spent each day
traveling to water sources
and carrying heavy loads.
A colossal misuse
of their valuable potential.
4 billion people
do not have access to safe water at home.
The opportunity cost of this crisis
has a disproportionate impact
on women and girls
because collecting water
steals their time.
More than 200 million hours
are spent each day
traveling to water sources
and carrying heavy loads.
A colossal misuse
of their valuable potential.

Over half the world doesn't have access to a safe toilet.

People must defecate in the open, often near their home or water supply, resulting in the rampant spread of disease and a contaminated environment.

Collectively, the world’s poorest households spend $30 billion annually on the treatment of preventable, water-related diseases.

Human feces are the main source of diarrheal pathogens.

Without water for washing hands, these germs are then spread by the most routine activities like shaking hands, changing a child’s diaper, or house flies landing on a plate of cooked food.

A health crisis

The lack of safe water + toilets causes the deaths of over 1.5 million people each year.

More than from wars or earthquakes.

More than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined.

Children pay a high price

In poor countries, preventable diarrhea is one of the deadliest threats that infants and young children face.

Cholera outbreaks are not yet a thing of the past.

Repeated bouts of diarrhea mean that these children also experience malnourishment, cognitive challenges and stunted growth.