World Water Day
In honor of World Water Day Sisley-Paris pledges to donate 10% of Sisley-Paris.com sales today* to Water.org to change lives with safe water
In honor of World Water Day
Sisley-Paris pledges to donate 10% of
Sisley-Paris.com sales on March 22nd to Water.org
to change lives with safe water
ABOUT THE WATER CRISIS
To raise awareness about the water crisis and motivate
consumers to change lives, here are facts and figures to
incorporate in your messaging:
• 844 million people — 1 in 9 — lack access to safe water.
• 2.3 billion people — 1 in 3 — lack access to a toilet.
• More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.
• Every 90 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease.
• Water, sanitation and hygiene related disease kills nearly
1 million people each year.
• Women and children bear the primary responsibility for
water collection.
• Women and children spend 258 million hours every day
collecting water. This is time spent not working, caring for
family members or attending school.
• Women and girls often spend up to 6 hours every day
collecting water.
• Women and girls living without a toilet spend 266 million hours
every day finding a place to go.
• Globally, 1/3 of all schools lack access to basic water
and sanitation.
Water.org is an international nonprofit organization that has
positively transformed millions of lives around the world
through access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary
White and Matt Damon, Water.org pioneers market-driven
financial solutions to the global water crisis. For more than 25
years, they've been providing families with hope, health and the
opportunity to break the cycle of poverty.
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