This document discusses the global water crisis and issues of access to clean water. It notes that in Africa families average 1 gallon of water per day compared to 130 gallons per day in Los Angeles. Poor people in Africa pay 20% of their income for water access. Half of hospital beds worldwide are occupied by people suffering from water-borne illnesses, and every 8 seconds someone dies from such an illness. The document advocates donating to water charities and adopting water conservation practices to help address these issues.

1. WATER
By Joey Hunter and Sean Fagan

2. People
There's a
problem

3. And it is simply that there
isn't enough clean water
to go around for
everyone……..

4. •In Africa families
average 1 gallon of
water a day.

5. •While in
Los Angeles
Families average
130 gallons of
water a day.

6. And poor people
pay 20% 0f their
income to water

7. 5/10 people die
from water
related diseases
in Africa

8. And if they have
water……..

9. Its Dirty and filled with diseases

10. The diseases in water can be……
• Cholera
• E Coli
• Parasite worms
• Amoebas

11. People are Dying
from this

12. Half the hospital
beds around the
world are filled with
people that have a
water borne Illness.

13. And every 8
seconds someone
dies from a water
borne illness

14. And these are the
people being affected

15. We are using to much Water!
• The average washing machine takes over 100
Liters to run one load.
• A new a pair of sneakers uses 1,274 gallons of
water.
• Chairs take 11,000 gallons to produce.
• A New car takes 39,000 Gallons to produce.
• A Yacht takes millions of gallons to Produce.

16. And its only going
to get worse

17. As water usage is increasing
faster than population……
Many cities will simply dry up
by 2030.

18. But you can make
a change.

19. You can donate to the
following charities
•Charity: Water
•Global Water
•The Water Project
•Life Straw

20. You can also…
•Install low flow faucets
•Convert Your Toilets to low flow Option
•Check your plumbing for cracks our breaks
•Cover your pools when you aren't using them
•Use Energy Star appliances

21. You can make a
Difference!

22. You can help these people

23. Bibliography
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Creating Safe Drinking Water for the World. Web. 06 Apr. 2012.
<http://blueplanetnetwork.org/>.
Swanson, Peter. Water a Drop of Life. Hiverson: Creative, 2001. Print.
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<http://www.businessinsider.com/category/water>.