Most of us have never had to worry about not having safe water to drink. We don’t have to walk miles every day to find a water source full of harmful bacteria or wait in line for hours to use a well. However, about 1 in 8 individuals don’t have access to this basic necessity and fight this battle daily. Charity: water explains how serious of a problem this is:
“Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.”
charity: water is an incredible organization striving to provide clean, safe water to individuals in third world countries and has successfully reached out to 1,742,331 people. Improvement and access to clean water can and has made a tremendous impact in the health of numerous lives.
“90% of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are to children under five years old. Many of these diseases are preventable. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation.”
Get Involved: Donate, volunteer, or create a fundraising campaign and help give individuals access to this basic human need.
International Health Relief 
CBT
April 1, 2011
Great organization! I loved the clip we watched in class!
abigailj
April 1, 2011
We watched the clip for this fundraiser. It is amazing. Thanks for post.
allysong21
April 1, 2011
I love Charity Water! I hadn’t heard about it until about a month ago. I definitely think that we can keep spreading the word and making a difference.
taushahanzel
April 1, 2011
I think charity water is such a cool organization. It’s inspiring because it didn’t take a lot to start it up; yet it’s still making such an impact on the world.
jesschurch
April 3, 2011
I am totally going to do the birthday thing for my 20th birthday this summer! such a great organization and cause
jenessa
April 4, 2011
Clean water is definitely something I take for granted! It is so cool these places are getting so much help now through Charity Water!
lareelapierre
April 4, 2011
It is so amazing how many lives could be saved from providing clean water to those who don’t have it. This is something we take soooo much for granted here, and yet, it’s the difference between life and death for others. Charity: Water is an incredible organization for taking the time to provide the water that so many people need.
ebeswick
April 5, 2011
I love this clip. I thought it was so cool when we watched it in class.
jlmitch13
April 5, 2011
Such an awesome organization. I didn’t really know what it was when I first saw one of the commercials for this organization on Hulu, but when I watched a video about it in one of my classes I was amazed. I totally want to do this thing for my birthday.
jennielnew
April 6, 2011
Yeah this is such an awesome effort that I think takes a lot of compassion to have such a strong desire and really devotion to bring quality drinking water to other parts of the world where this simple luxury doesn’t exist. That’s so awesome that you also have had personal experience with working in another country and see the joy from simple luxuries.
Jackie Larson
April 7, 2011
What a great blog.
shellyclements
April 7, 2011
I learned about this in my health promotion class. So inspiring and motivating! Great way to make people feel involved.
mthomas8
April 8, 2011
Charity Water! Essential for all people to have clean drinking water so they can survive.
amyfrandsen
April 8, 2011
This is my favorite organization! I already told my family to plan on having a “water party” to raise money!
reganmclain
April 9, 2011
so sad that such a little thing like unclean water kills people all the time
azatgataullin
April 9, 2011
I liked this Video a lot. This video provides really good example for all of us, we all need to think how much we can do for the World. Many people in Africa are continually being blessed to have clean water in their life.
changehealth
April 9, 2011
this is looking good jordan… haha.. you pulled these good articles out of nowhere… haha.. at least youre done
amandalake
April 9, 2011
This is a great organization for an even better cause! Thanks for creating awareness.
amandawadmancooper
April 9, 2011
I really love this organization! Thanks for sharing!