Almost1billionpeopledon’thavecleanwater,areportfinds.
Whatdoyoudowhenyou’rethirsty?Chancesareyougetaglassofwaterfromthesink.Noteveryonecandothat.Infact,almost1billionpeoplearoundtheworlddon’thavecleandrinkingwater.
That’sthefindingofanewreportbyworldaidgroups.Thestudylookedatthelivingconditionsofpeoplearoundtheglobe.Manyhavetowalkhourseachdaytocollectwaterfromrivers.Oftenthatwaterisnotsafetodrink,becauseit’sdirty.
About2.6billionpeopledon’thavesafeplacestogotothebathroom,thereportsays.Lakshmi,11,livesinapoorvillageinIndia.ThatisacountryinAsia.Foralongtime,herschooldidnothavebathrooms.Sheandherclassmateshadtousebushesoutside.Worldleaderssayit’simportantforkidssuchasLakshmitohavegoodhygiene,orcleanliness.Drinkingcleanwaterandwashingyourhandsafterusingthebathroomcanhelppreventdiseases.
Aidworkersarehelpingbyinstallingpipesaroundtheworld.Toinstallistosetup.Thepipesgivepeoplewaterintheirhomes.Aidworkersalsoteachpeoplehowtofilter,orclean,rainwater.Theyareevenbuildingbathrooms.That’smadeadifferenceforLakshmi.“Myschoolhastoiletsnow,”shesays.
Still,thereisalotmoretodo,aidworkerClarissaBrocklehurstsays.“Wemustactnowasone...communityto[supply]waterand[goodhygiene]forall.”
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