"Most of us have never really been thirsty. Yet more than 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have clean water."

"It’s hard to imagine what a billion people looks like really, but 1 in 6 might be easier. 1 in 6 people in our world don’t have access to the most basic of human needs. Something we can’t imagine going 12 hours without."

"Put yourself in their shoes. Carry 80 pounds of water in yellow fuel cans. Dig with their children in sand for water. Line up at a well and wait 8 hours for a turn."

"Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war."

charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

100% of your donation this holiday season will directly fund sustainable water projects in developing nations. Each $20 can give one person clean, safe drinking water for 20 years.

"Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.

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