Safe Water

Access to healthy water is important to me because I have seen what it is like not to have clean water. So many people in the world does not have clean water and children get so ill and many die. In the United States about the only time we do not have fresh water available is after a severe storms of floods. Most of us in the U.S. have easy access to bottled water or water  filters that we can use.

In Africa where there is lack of clean water 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 is due to a water-related disease. Most of these waterborne diseases are not found in developed counties because they have a sophisticated water systems that filters and chlorinate to eliminate all disease organisms. Clean and safe water is essential to healthy living. As you might know there is lots in poverty places that have no water in Africa because they cannot afford to clean the water.  So if someone does find a source of water than everyone rushes to it and then the clean water is gone.
The information that I have learned and would share is by talking about this with my students and together maybe start some type of fundraiser to help those in Africa to help the children over there. I worked at a school that we did to a fundraiser to help dig a well in Africa so they could have clean water and the children felt proud because raised enough for two wells.