Why? Because Health in Africa Begins With Water.

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Health begins with access to clean water. Did you know that half of the world's hospital beds are filled with people suffering from a water related disease? Bill and Melinda Gates have made global health initiatives their top priority to address as they seek to eliminate some of the disparity that exists between rich and poor. Access to clean water is essential to make this dream a reality.

a.) HIV/AIDS

We know how this disease ravages the body. We know the effects of an immune system that can no longer handle even a common virus. Imagine trying to live with this disease if the water you drank was so dirty that even the healthiest of people could become violently ill from it. You cannot treat HIV/AIDS or even manage its symptoms without access to clean water.

b.) Infant Mortality

Babies need clean, healthy water. Living in the developed world with sophisticated water treatment, most every mother boils her tap water before feeding her child in order to make doubly sure it is safe. Imagine a village where there is no clean water to begin with. Boiling cannot eliminate all disease. Did you know that in villages where access to clean water is provided the infant mortality rate can drop by 50%!

c.) Productivity

If you're not sick, you can work. Many of the reasons that un-developed areas of the world remain so is that they are caught in a cycle of poverty that is often the result of very poor health and nutrition.

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When you choose to make a donation to The Water Project, you will begin lifting a community out of the cycle of poor health and poverty.

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