‘More children die from dirty water than bullets’
Every year 72,000 children under five die from illness linked to dirty water, compared with 3,400 from war-related violence
As well as deadly diseases, a lack of safe water can prevent children like Mohammed from getting an education, forcing them to drop out of school and join lengthy queues at the water tankers.
A gift to UNICEF in your Will can be the gift of clean water to children.
“If you can save one child’s life isn’t that a lot?”
UNICEF has been committed to providing safe water to children worldwide since 1953
This work has expanded from small pilot projects to initiatives in 158 countries, improving child survival rates and the quality of life for millions, especially women and girls. Yet, as more children die from dirty water than violence, greater investment in climate-resilient water programs is urgently needed.
By leaving UNICEF a gift in your Will you can help fund our long term humanitarian programs, which will save generations of children for decades to come.
Successes
Thanks to supporters like you and our partners, remarkable strides have been made in delivering safe water to vulnerable children around the world. At any time UNICEF is running water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes in 158 countries. Since 2000, these have brought clean water to around 600 million children. Including those in:
And between 2000-2019 overall diarrhoea deaths attributable to unsafe drinking-water and unsafe sanitation declined by approximately half. For under fives the results are even better: diarrhoea deaths dropped from 1.1 million in 2000 to 381,000 in 2019. Because of successes like these, in times of humanitarian crises, UNICEF is recognised as the world’s WASH specialist, co-ordinating the response.
For the decades to come
UNICEF’s goal is for every child to have access to safe and equitable water, sanitation and hygiene services. Here’s just three of the innovative solutions we’re using to support countries in reaching this goal:
A gift to UNICEF in your Will can help ensure every child has access to clean water today and for the decades to come
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Meet Hasan, part of Yemen’s growing sustainable workforce
Alongside our partners, UNICEF’s $1.4 million solar-powered water project now provides safe, running water to 137,000 Dhamar residents. This initiative also fosters Yemen’s own skilled workforce.
Thanks to UNICEF’s $1.4 million solar-powered water project, 137,000 residents in Dhamar now have access to safe, running water. This initiative also fosters Yemen’s own skilled workforce.
Hasan is a 24-year-old engineer who supervises Dhamar’s huge solar-powered water system – ensuring the delivery of clean water to his community.
Hasan sees his work as providing both a humanitarian service and utilising a highly technical skill. And he hopes others in Yemen learn what he has, so the country’s reliance on outside technical assistance is reduced.
Sustaining a project like this is always complex. But this is even more true in Yemen which remains in the grip of an ongoing conflict. Yet despite the difficulty UNICEF is partnering with Yemini communities in another 149 solar water projects, reaching 2.5 million people. These projects connect clean water to schools and health centres – every aspect of community life. Moreover, at the same time they reduce consumption and reliance on fossil fuels.