Water and sanitation for all WaterAid/Jon Spaull

One in ten people live without access to safe water – around 783 million people. 2,000 children die every day from water-related diseases. On average, people in developing countries use just 10 litres of water a day – Americans use 400 litres of water a day. WaterAid/Layton Thompson Living without safe water

2.5 billion people worldwide live without a toilet. Poor sanitation deprives women of privacy and exposes them to the risk of attack. Diarrhoea kills more children every year than AIDS, malaria and measles combined – it’s the second biggest killer of children under five worldwide. WaterAid/Abir Abdullah Living without a toilet

Hand-washing with soap can reduce the incidence of diarrhoea by up to 47%. Water, sanitation and hygiene combined can reduce deaths from diarrhoeal diseases by an average of 65%. One gram of human faeces can contain 10,000,000 viruses, 1,000,000 bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts, 100 parasite eggs. WaterAid/Juthika Howlader Hygiene matters

For every dollar invested in water and sanitation, $4 is returned in increased productivity. 443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related diseases. 40 billion working hours are lost each year in Africa to time spent carrying water. WaterAid/Marco Betti Wider impacts

Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2006 The world’s poorest people

WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. WaterAid/Jon Spaull Our vision

WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. We work with partners and influence decision-makers to maximise our impact. Our mission

Where we work

WaterAid works with partners to influence policy and deliver safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation services that are: Appropriate Integrated Sustainable Informed Transferable WaterAid/Dieter Telemans How we work

In 2011/12 WaterAid reached 1.6 million people with safe water and 1.9 million people with sanitation. WaterAid Durham Street London SE11 5JD Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) WaterAid/Marco Betti Thank you