Water for the Nations Water For The Nations Bringing Water to a Thirsty World. A child dies every eight seconds from contaminated water, with total deaths of over 4 million every year . During times of war, the situation is even more critical. B esides the sickness and death caused by associated diseases, women and children spend so much effort getting water that there is little time for education or home-based industries.
Women often get up in the middle of the night to get to the water source.
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