Water and Sanitation Appeal
What if the water you drank was killing you?
Unsafe drinking water doesn't just make life miserable - it can kill.
Unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation are two of the biggest problems facing impoverished people. Water is essential to life - but the fact is, millions of people don't get their water out of a tap, they get it from a pond or a creek which may be contaminated. They often have nowhere to wash their hands. They may never have even considered doing so, not knowing the link between hygiene and disease.
Access to clean water can help break the cycle of poverty.
If people are sick from serious diseases like cholera or debilitating diarrhoea, they can't work, or go to school, or look after their families. Daily life becomes a constant struggle. If they are given access to clean water, suddenly things get a lot easier. It becomes possible for them to improve their chances of a better life.
UNICEF projects are aimed at improving conditions.
UNICEF has already made real progress in this area but there is still micht o be done. We work on the ground, helping establish facilities in schools and homes and creating fresh water supplies where needed. UNICEF also works at a global level to provide infrastructure, educate people and promote hygienic practices.
We have The Wiggles’ support, now we need yours.
Hand-washing with soap is one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases that kill millions of children in developing countries every year. The Wiggles have written a song to help UNICEF teach children to wash their hands - click the video on the right to view it.
Your donation helps improve people's lives.
- $260 can buy a basic family water kit, containing items such as water containers, buckets, soap and water purification tablets, sufficient to meet the needs of 15 families.
- $140 can buy 70 toilets in India, each used for a single home.
- $350 can contribute to the cost of a mobile water purification unit, that can purify 15m of water per hour, used to provide safe drinking water in an emergency (such as after the Haiti earthquake in January.)
UNICEF is not funded by the UN. We rely on voluntary contributions for our work with children.
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