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Download Access To Safe Drinking Water Africa South of the Sahara
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Created by Mrs. Jarmer March 2011 Flush the toilet 6 times Wash my hands 6 times Shower (15 minutes) Brush my teeth Rinse salad & carrots- lunch Fill up coffee pot Boil water to cook pasta- dinner Wash dishes Fill up ice trays Give Harlee water 3 times Wash a load of clothes Fill up water bottle 2 times 1. Fill a container with 1 gallon of water (represents all of the water in the world) 2. Take out 2.5 % (3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon) and place it in a clear container (represents all of the freshwater in the world) 3. Of this amount, remove 70% (2 tablespoons) and place it in a clear container (represents water trapped in glaciers or too deep to access) The remainder – less than 1 percent of the Earth’s total water supply – is left to support human needs for agriculture, drinking, and washing, as well as for lakes, rivers, and freshwater ecosystems. http://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?video=video4 1 billion people in the world do not have access to safe water. In Africa, two out of five people lack clean water. An American taking a five minute shower uses more water than a typical person living in a developing country’s slum uses in a whole day. Diarrhea: an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations Dysentery: infection of the intestine with bacteria Parasites: an organism living in, with, or on another organism Typhoid: an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns. 1.4 million children die every year from diarrhea caused by unclean water and poor sanitation. 4,000 children die per day One child dies every 20 seconds Location Drought Conflicts Sabotage Water Changes Everything http://www.charitywater.org/media/videos/?src=traile rs&video=video11 What can be done? List 1-2 ideas to help get Africa increased access to safe drinking water Civil wars have led to increasing poverty, decreasing access to safe drinking water, and disappearing government services What is fueling/funding these conflicts?
