By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
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880 million people lack access to Clean Water5,000 children die every day from water related illness50% of the world’s hospitalizations are due to water-related disease50% of water projects fail in the first…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation 2008 and 2010 update:http://www.wssinfo.org/resources/documents.html
UNESCO Water in a Changing World 2009 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/
UNICEF, WHO 2009 Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
For the more academically inclined
Cairncross S., Hunt C., Boisson S., Bostoen K., Curtis V., Fung I., Schmidt W. (2010) Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhea. Int. J. Epidemiol.2010 39: i193-i205. DOI:10.1093/ije/dyq035 -- Study on % reductions…
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By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
The Village Earth web site has a lengthy list of very good materials together with links to downloadable documentscovering a very wide range of topics including Participation and Education in Community…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
Non-functioning wells/pumps
IIED Briefing, March 2009. http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdfs/17055IIED.pdf
Rural Water Supply Network, Handpump Data, Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Estimated 36% of installed handpumps in 20 sampled Sub-Saharan Africa were not functioning. In some countries it is as high…
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By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
Leverage your Dollar
Water + the GospelWater can be a powerful tool for sharing the love of Jesus, for introducing people to the Gospel message and for supporting the work…
Topics: Clean Water
By Food for the Hungry
United Kingdom
Video
In this clip a man demonstrates proper hand washing while an FH-trained mother leads the group in singing the hand washing song, "Mozi’s Water."
In villages throughout Mozambique, these hand…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Video
This short video walks you through the most important things you need to know about the water crisis - and questions you should ask before you give.
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By Charity:Water
United Kingdom
Video
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water -- but water affects everything in…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation 2008 and 2010 update:http://www.wssinfo.org/resources/documents.html
UNESCO Water in a Changing World 2009 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/
UNICEF, WHO 2009 Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
Some give wells for free, fostering dependency and sometimes undermining local government efforts to promote community ownershipSome do not ensure that the community can take responsibility for operations and maintenance.…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
An overview of the clean water industry
There are many many non-profit organizations that raise funds for clean water. So far we have identified more than 90 such organizations that…
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By Living Water International
United Kingdom
Video
a short film by Living Water International
Topics: Clean Water
By charity:water
United Kingdom
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a short film by charity:water
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Article
Health impacts
World Health Organization, 2007, Combating Waterborne Disease at the Household Level, Good summary of statistics for numbers of people at risk, numbers getting sick and deaths from diarrhea. Cites…
Topics: Clean Water
By Ministry Spotlight
United Kingdom
Art - Media
Ned Breslin, the CEO of Water for People, is a leader in the Clean Water industry. On this podcast he helps us understand the role of non-profits in providing Clean…
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