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Experts agree that the world is facing a global water crisis both in terms of water availability and water quality. The implications are significant, including food shortages, increases in instances of waterborne diseases, and conflicts between countries over shared water resources…During the next 50 years, problems associated with a lack of water or the pollution of water bodies will affect virtually everyone on the planet.
people are at risk every day due to the lack of clean drinking water.
That’s roughly 25% of the earth’s population forced to rely on contaminated water sources for basic needs. So far, the response to this crisis has been focused solely on water availability, not on the critical issues of quality or sustainability.
But access to water only solves part of the problem.
Borewells can become irrevocably contaminated or dry up, while trucking in water from non-reliable sources is neither safe nor sustainable.
A safe, clean and sustainable water supply is the only effective solution.
And no one will be more affected than our children.
Source: Calvert White Paper: Unparalleled Challenge and Opportunity in Water, May 2010
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WaterHealth is the leader in providing scalable, safe and affordable water solutions to underserved populations through our visionary business model.
WaterHealth partners local communities with decentralized purification centers to create a scalable and sustainable solution for processing healthy drinking water. Built in just 20 days, a new Waterhealth Center can immediately offer high quality water—meeting World Health Organization (WHO) standards—to its surrounding community, and those unable to reach a Center may choose to have the purified water delivered directly to their homes. Water Centers employ workers directly from the community,
