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Did you know….

• In sub-Saharan Africa, women spend 15-17 hrs/week collecting water.
• Each American uses enough water to fill 1600 glasses a day.
• Around 2.6 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation globally.
• Nearly 14,980 gallons of water per household in the U.S. leak down the drain and are never used.
• 50% of all schools in the world don’t have freshwater or adequate sanitation.
• U.S. water consumption can reach 100 gallons per person, 8 times that of an Indian household.
• It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of coffee.
• The amount of water used by a sprinkler in an hour is equal to the water needs of a family of four.
• Diarrhea is the second largest cause of child mortality.
• A five minute shower uses 10-25 gallons of water.
• On average, women in Africa and Asia walk 3.7 miles a day to collect water.
• America uses 408 billion gallons of water a day.
• A child dies every 15 seconds of a waterborne disease.
• 80% or all sickness in the developing world is due to water-related disease.
• 98% of water-related deaths occur in the developing world.