Imagine having to walk for five or six kilometres to get water,
only to find it's contaminated when you get there. Not only is
it soul destroying, it's a waste of time for, usually, women who
could be carrying out other vital tasks. Over one billion people
worldwide have no access to safe drinking water and, according
to the World Health Organisation, around 80% of all sickness and
disease is caused by inadequate water and bad sanitation. We
must put a stop to this. Orphans in Need runs programmes to
install water pumps in vulnerable areas to eradicate this
problem. Just one pump could benefit around 600 people on a
daily basis and dramatically improve daily life. We also want to
educate communities on the links between safe water, sanitation,
diseases and unsafe hygiene practices. Simply teaching children,
as well as adults, to wash their hands after using the toilet
and before eating, could lead to a dramatic reduction in water-
borne diseases. With these facilities readily to hand, orphans
everywhere could