Greetings Visionaries,
Blessings, Enlightenment and Empowerment,
Demy Jozeph typing from VisionariesHQ, this is a piece in regards to the water crisis we have on Earth which many people may or may not know about which is a serious pandemic in itself.
The question now is with all the wealth around the world what are we doing with this wealth, are we going into space, are travelling on yachts, are we enjoying life and all these expeditions.
The reality of the matter is that there must be a demand that is matched, one which narrows down then solutions to ensure clean water is provided for the masses, this life can be fairer, we have to ensure the safety of millions and billions of individuals and families.
Studies I have come across through Charity Water and The Water Project State:
785 million people in the world live without clean water.
Clean water changes everything.
HEALTH Diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. 43% of those deaths are children under five years old. Access to clean water and basic sanitation can save around 16,000 lives every week.
TIME In Africa alone, women spend 40 billion hours a year walking for water. Access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food, earn an income, and go to school -- all of which fight poverty.
EDUCATION Clean water helps keep kids in school, especially girls. Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Women are responsible for 72% of the water collected in Sub-Saharan Africa. When a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
"For women, collecting water limits opportunities"
"When we met 8-year-old Rita in Nepal, she was crouched down at the front of a long line, scooping water from a rocky basin into her metal water container. It was just after 6 a.m., and Rita and her mother had been waiting in line to collect water for their family of nine since 3 a.m."
"For women, collecting water is dangerous"
Water collection forces women and girls to sacrifice their time. But, too often, it also forces them to compromise their safety and wellbeing—even risk their own lives.
Every day, even when they are sick and injured, women have to make the physically demanding walk for water—returning with a 40-pound (about 20 kilos) Jerry Can. Often, they’re traversing dangerous terrain. We’ve heard heartbreaking stories of wildlife attacks, women falling off of cliffs in Ethiopia, and girls who can’t swim drowning in open water sources in Uganda.
"For women, limited and dirty water causes problems at home"
When water access is limited, collecting it is only half the battle. After getting home, women are then faced with the impossible choice of how to use it.
Do they choose to cook, or wash their children’s clothes? Do they give their family drinking water, knowing it’s dirty, or does everyone get baths? How will they clean the house?
And when their children inevitably get sick from drinking dirty water, mothers have to pause other responsibilities to take them to the health clinic, spending precious time and money.
Mothers carry these stressors and manage a continuous juggling act around water day after day. Over time, household tensions build, and in some cases, even lead to domestic violence.
Women have told us stories about taking longer than usual to collect water, and coming home to angry, suspicious husbands. Or being hit by their partner when they couldn’t fit all of their household responsibilities into a day.
How do we tackle the water crisis?
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
To Donate: https://www.charitywater.org/uk/donate
We have to make a change!
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