CLEAN SAFE WATER
Closer to home, keep her in school.
How you can make a difference to water poverty alleviation
Kabirat Bello is now able to attend school regularly.
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Hope Spring Water
We help developing communities in Nigeria and countries in West Africa access safe, clean drinking water. Our approach to water poverty alleviation, places emphasis on reducing the hundreds of hours women and children spend fetching water. The more time children spend in school, the higher their chances of breaking the poverty cycle. Read more about Hope Spring Water.
71%
OF THE BURDEN OF COLLECTING WATER FALLS ON
WOMEN & GIRLS IN AFRICA.
WOMEN & GIRLS IN AFRICA.
15%
INCREASE IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS RECORDED IN SCHOOL WHERE WATER SOURCE IS 15 MINUTES AWAY.
3.7
MILES A DAY IS THE AVERAGE WALKED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS COLLECTING WATER IN SOME COMMUNITIES.
6 hours
A DAY IS SPENT BY WOMEN IN SOME COMMUNITIES COLLECTING WATER.