Water is a unique resource - essential for survival and central to any form of economic and social development.
1.2bn people do not have access to Safe Water
Water–borne diseases kill more people than do cancer, AIDS and heart diseases collectively
Every 8 seconds a child dies from a water related disease.
If children and teachers are afflicted with diarrhoea, education is the first casualty. If farmers are suffering from water-borne diseases and women are spending hours collecting water, economic and social improvement is constrained
Putting safe water at the heart of development projects brings immediate benefits.