Water and Sanitation: Ethiopia

Donna and Philip Berber are the founders of A Glimmer of Hope Foundation. Aptly named, the foundation’s mission is to aid the rural poor of Ethiopia in lifting themselves out of poverty. The foundation’s principles reflect the belief that justice, equality and dignity are everyone’s birthright and where you are born should not determine whether [...]

Today’s Dearth Fact

Image: NASA Today’s Dearth Fact Courtesy of Business Week. Today’s water fact ~Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation.

Dry Taps in Mexico City: A Water Crisis Gets Worse

Source: time.com By: Ioan Grillo/Mexico City Saturday, April 11, 2009 A child walks close to a measuring pile at the lake reservoir, in Villa Victoria, outside of Mexico City, on April 7, 2009. Authorities reported on Tuesday this will be one of the most serious water shortages in recent memory. Luis Acosta / AFP / [...]

Today’s Dearth Facts

Source: Water Partners International. Copyright © WaterPartners International 2009 Facts about water, water crisis, drinking water, sanitation, and water-related disease. Download a PDF verson. The Global Water Crisis 3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease. (11) 43% of water-related deaths are due to diarrhea. (11) 84% of water-related deaths are in children ages 0 - 14. (11) [...]