Clean, accessible water is critical to human health, a clean environment, the reduction, of poverty, and economic development and growth of all communities. Over 40% of the global population does not have access to sufficient clean water.

By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, according to UN-Water. This lack of water poses a major threat to several sectors, including food security. Agriculture uses about 70% of the world’s accessible freshwater.

Developing countries are most affected by water shortages, flooding, and poor water quality. Up to 80% of illnesses in the developing world are linked to inadequate water and sanitation. In fact, Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of child mortality globally, killing half a million children each year.

Women and girls are often the primary managers of natural resources, particularly for household use and small-scale agriculture. They are key change agents in sustainable water management practices. When we bring clean water to a region we elevate the lives of women and girls, and ease their workload.

The idea that you could help save the lives of millions of children from a painful early death by simply improving the condition of their drinking water, may seem too good to be true. But it is the number one way that we can impact their health and ensure their futures.

As you partner with Women on the Frontlines, you are helping us to make clean water and proper sanitation a basic human right as we raise money to dig water wells and provide resources like soap for sanitation.