It seems like water is plentiful for most of us living in developed countries, right? Providing potable water is a process we have perfected--for ourselves. However, the reality is that most human beings are not so lucky.
844 million people don’t have clean water.
(WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017)
2.3 billion people don't have a decent toilet.
(WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017)
31% of schools don’t have clean water.
(UNICEF, Advancing WASH in Schools Monitoring, 2015)
The fact is, we work very hard to get clean water for our own use--which means we can't help other people get lifesaving water. We simply do not need the amount of water we use--it's a luxury that we all take advantage of. But, if we can change our attitudes about how much water we really need vs. the amount we consumer--then we will have more resources to aid those among us without access to fresh water.
learn more:
https://www.thebalance.com/how-do-we-use-water-and-why-conserve-3157863
