Photo credit: UNICEF/Africa

“I cannot express the joy I had on that day I saw water from the well,” says Anastasia, who lives in a village in Kenya. “My dream has come true.”

One of the most serious consequences of poverty is lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation.

In many developing areas, there simply is not enough clean water to go around. Women like Anastasia have to walk an average of four miles each day to collect water, carrying approximately 44 pounds on their heads, then must choose whether to use it to wash, cook or drink.

Did you know that:

• More than 1 billion people, or 1 in 6 worldwide, lack access to clean, safe water?
• Every day 6,000 children worldwide die from waterborne diseases like cholera, malaria and diarrhea?

Global Impact charities, including U.S. Fund for UNICEF, CARE, Christian Children’s Fund, Mercy Corps and Africare, construct and restore wells and boreholes, improve community irrigation systems and capture rain to make safe water available year round.

Ensuring adequate access to water supplies worldwide can have a dramatic effect on the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.

Your gift of $150 can help rehabilitate one village well, bringing clean, drinkable water to 500 African children and adults.

Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on Earth. Representing more than 50 of the most respected U.S.-based international charities in giving campaigns across the nation, Global Impact touches more than 400 million lives worldwide through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.