Water is life! Clean drinking water improves and protects people’s health, gives children the possibility of attending school regularly, empowers women, strengthens the local economy and allows for a better future.
Lacking access to basic WASH services is one reason to stay away from school. Girls in particular benefit from holistic projects which consider not only water, but also sanitation and hygiene aspects (WASH).
Sadly, many people worldwide do not have access to this:
703 million people worldwide do not have assured access to clean drinking water. About 419 million of them lack access to any drinking water infrastructure. 3.6 billion people worldwide do not have assured access to sanitation. Around 1.7 billion people don’t even have access to basic sanitary provision. 2.3 billion people worldwide do not have assured access to hygiene facilities.
The first period is a common reason not to attend school.