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Clean Water Is a Human
Right for Women & Girls
The world’s limited supply of drinkable water is unevenly
distributed – nearly one in eight people don’t have access to safe water.
Unsafe drinking water is the number
one source of disease worldwide, killing more children in poor
communities every year than wars, malaria and HIV/AIDS combined.
This isn’t only a human tragedy, it’s also a women’s human rights issue. It’s women
and girls who are overwhelmingly responsible for providing water to households
and who must walk farther and work harder to haul water when it becomes scarce.
Thanks to the generous
support of MADRE members, we have been working to make access
to clean water a reality. MADRE is drilling wells, setting up
high-capacity filters, distributing anti-contamination supplies, teaching women
about sanitation and their right to clean water, and demanding that right in
the international arena. With
your help today, we’re determined to do more to save lives and defend women’s
rights.
In Kenya, drought is hitting poorer communities
the hardest, and many are in desperate need of food and water. Your support
will help bring emergency food and water to families hit hardest by the
drought.
In Haiti, women are taking a leadership role in
helping control and treat cholera. Your support will help distribute hundreds
of cholera prevention kits of salt, bleach, water jugs and soap. And we will be
able to offer training to hundreds of other women in cholera prevention and
treatment.
In Gaza, less than 10 percent of water is safe to
drink. We will meet urgent needs and build long-term solutions to the crises
women face by installing 25 filters that will provide safe water to 8,750
families.
In Nicaragua, climate change is producing more
severe tropical storms and hurricanes, causing flooding that pollute the wells.
We are providing water safety workshops for women and families, cleaning and repairing
wells and latrines in three communities, and bringing clean water to 600
families.