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PSI: World Water Day 2008

Environment (tags: water, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world, environment, water )

Laurie
- 255 days ago - psi.org

More than a billion people worldwide lack access to improved water sources. Unsafe water kills nearly 2 million children every year and as each day passes another 5,000 children die from dehydration due to infectious diarrhea. The scale of this problem is

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Laurie Peterson (9)

Wednesday March 19, 2008, 1:22 pm
My sister works for PSI. They do amazing work to provide safe water to developing countries, particularly mothers and children. Check out their world water day website. http://www.psi.org/wwd

Laurie Peterson (9)

Wednesday March 19, 2008, 1:48 pm
There is also a great petition on water here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/887552473

Sabrina Model-Carlberg (44)

Wednesday March 19, 2008, 2:04 pm
What could be more important than safe drinking water. What an awesome site. Thanks laurie!

Marya G. (14)

Wednesday March 19, 2008, 2:09 pm
Unsafe water kills over 2Million children every year -- this is such an important issue. Thanks for sharing it Laurie!

Bay Martin (0)

Saturday March 22, 2008, 12:27 am
There are many people, especially in third world countries, are dying from diseases directly related to drinking unsafe water, and many poor countries do not have enough safe water to survive.

Safe water is power and life!

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