Water is the most important substance in the world
Why Water?
For people in developing countries, clean water can change everything.
703 million people in the world live without clean water
That’s nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide. Or, twice the population of the United States. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. Not only does walking for water keep children out of school or take up time that parents could be using to earn money, but the water often carries diseases that can make everyone sick.
But access to clean water means education, income and health - especially for women and kids.
Clean water changes everything.
HEALTH
Diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
Children under-five are on average more than 20 times more likely to die from illnesses linked to unsafe water and bad sanitation than from conflict
TIME
Every day, women and girls around the world spend an estimated 200 million hours collecting water.
Access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food, earn an income, and go to school -- all of which fight poverty.
EDUCATION
Clean water helps keep kids in school, especially girls.
Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 8 out of 10 households with water off premises
When a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
charity: water is a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe water to people around the world.
How do we tackle the water crisis?
We work with local experts and community members to find the best sustainable solution in each place where we work, whether it’s a well, a piped system, a BioSand Filter, or a system for harvesting rainwater. And with every water point we fund, our partners coordinate sanitation and hygiene training, and establish a local Water Committee to help keep water flowing for years to come.
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Sustainability
HOME
Use refurbished building materials and used furniture.
Replace disposable items with reusable ones.
Keep what you need and simplify your life. Store Less
Grow Gardens, not lawns.
Xeeriscape. Plant more trees and native plants. Compost waste.
Reduce chemical use (lawns,gardens, personal/household products, dry cleaning)
Use 100% recycled paper or bamboo products and reusable cloths. Use a bidet.
Reduce energy use whenever ppossible (e.g. line-dry clothes, reduce or raise thermostat when not home)
Mill is all about answering a simple question: How can we prevent waste? There’s no better place to start than food...
Meet Mill, The odorless, effortless, fully automated food recycler
- Turns your peels, bones, stalks, and leftovers into nutrient-rich grounds.
Minimize trips to the curb and lighten garbage day with a 6.5L capacity.
- State-of-the-art odor filtration means no smells. At all.
It knows how much food you put in and runs automatically.
The impact.
Food waste is driving climate change
Top greenhouse-gas-emitting countries vs. emissions from global food wastage
According to IPCC, global food loss and waste accounts for 8-10% of global emissions.