Why Water?
Bringing Hope to Families and Communities through the
Provision of Safe Water
April, 2004

Agenda
• Introduction
• World Vision
• Water
• World Vision & Water
April, 2004

Introduction
Keith D. Kall
Executive Director
Foundation and Corporation
Development
kkall@worldvision.org
April, 2004

World Vision
• 100
• 30,000
• $2,000,000,000
• $5.00
April, 2004

World Vision Sector
• Child Sponsorship
• Economic Development
• HIV/AIDS
• Emergency Relief
• Water & Sanitation
• Children in Crisis
• Health
• Education
April, 2004

WATER
April, 2004

Why Water?
• How many people, globally, do not have access to
“safe water?”
• What is the average distance that women in the
developing world walk to fetch water?
• How many diseases in the developing world are
water-related?
• How much water does the average family in Africa
use a day?
April, 2004

Water by the Numbers
• 1.1 billion people, globally, do not have access to
“safe water.”
• Women walk on average 6km a day to fetch water in
the developing world
• Every 15 seconds, a child dies from water-related
diseases. (total: 5000 deaths/day, 2.1m deaths/year)
• 80% of diseases in the developing world are water-
related.
• The average family in Africa uses about 5 Gallons of
water each day.
April, 2004

Water by the Numbers
• More than 70% of people lacking access to improved
water survive on less than $2 dollars-a-day.
• 5.5 Billion productive work days are lost each year
due to Water-Related Diseases
April, 2004

Why Water?
• Water is Life
• Water is Health
• Water is Education
• Water is Poverty Reduction
• Water is Freedom
• Water is Peace
• Water is Hope
April, 2004

Prioritization of Problems v. Solutions
 Climate Change  Education
 Conflicts  Governance/Corruption
 Communicable Diseases  Water and Sanitation
 Malnutrition/Hunger  Trade Barriers & Subsidies
 Financial Instability  Population Migration
April, 2004 * Ref: Copenhagen Census

Prioritization of Problems v. Solutions
 Climate Change  Education
 Conflicts  Governance/Corruption
 Communicable Diseases  Water and Sanitation
 Malnutrition/Hunger  Trade Barriers & Subsidies
 Financial Instability  Population Migration
April, 2004

The Economics of Water
By providing safe water and improved sanitation, you
enjoy a 9-to-1 Return on Investment, because safe water:
1. Cuts child-mortality by 50%
2. Reduces disease by 88%
3. Increases access to education for children
4. Increases access to income opportunities for women
5. Improves HIV/AIDS treatment and care
6. Builds productivity and reducing poverty
7. Helps women achieve fullness of life
8. Energizes community development
9. Removes conflict between tribes, communities and nations.
April, 2004

Water & the Millennium Development Goals
Target 10: Halve by 2015 the proportion of people
without sustainable access to safe drinking water.
• Target 5: Reduction of Child Mortality
• Target 8: Reduction in Major Infection Diseases
• Target 9: Improving Material Health
• Target 11: Improving quality of life of slum populations
• Target 3: Increasing school attendance of girls/empowering
women
• Target 1: Reduction in Poverty
• Target 2: Reduction in Hunger
April, 2004

WORLD VISION
&
WATER
April, 2004

West Africa Water Initiative DVD
April, 2004

World Vision Water Projects
• 10,000,000+
• Water Projects in:
• Ethiopia * Kenya * Sudan * Uganda * Congo * Malawi *
Swaziland * Zambia * Zimbabwe * Ghana * Mali * Niger *
Senegal * Sierra Leone * India * North Korea * Albania *
Romania * Dominican Republic * Ecuador * El Salvador * Haiti *
Honduras * Nicaragua
• Multiple Water Strategies
• Borehole Wells
• Water lift Systems
• Rainwater-harvesting
• Spring Catchments
• Gravity-fed Systems
April, 2004

World Vision and Water
April, 2004

World Vision & Borehole Wells
• 2000+ Borehole Wells have been drilled, to date,
just in West Africa alone.
• Lifespan 20yr+
• In addition to drilling borehole wells, World Vision
also:
• Performs water quality testing
• Installs hand pump & cement apron installation
• Forms water & sanitation committees
• Trains volunteer pump repair technician teams
April, 2004

World Vision Water Quality
April, 2004

Questions
April, 2004