Water- World's Children

We tend to take water for granted here in the U.S. But in many developing countries the daily routine for women and children centers around getting water from often distant sources and carrying it home. In the U.S. we use on average between 52 and 79 gallons of water per day per person. But for the one billion people who have to carry their water home, the average amount used every day is 1 ½ to 2 ½ gallons per person. Children in poor families must carry heavy jugs of water long distances every day. Frequently the source for the water is contaminated.

Hard times — hard lives

Getting water

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