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End Water Poverty!

Target: Presidential Candidates
Sponsored by: WaterAid America

Every day, 5,000 children under five die from easily prevented diarrheal diseases. Millions more children miss school and millions of adults are kept out of productive work. The cause: 40% of the worlds population lack safe water or sanitation. The vast majority of those affected live on less than $2 a day. They are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and disease, that they have little hope of escaping unless the silent crisis in water and sanitation is addressed.

But strong and effective leadership from the next President of the United States can improve the lives of people living in extreme poverty and make progress on global health, the environment, and human rights. Addressing the world's water and sanitation crisis means improvement in all these areas.

Urge the next President to make safe water and sanitation for the world's poor a top priority and promise to direct U.S. foreign assistance to the poor countries that need it, not just to its allies. Sign the petition today!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 5,000

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Dear [Presidential Candidate]:

Safe water and sanitation are basic human rights, yet billions of people suffer each day without them. Diseases caused by unsafe water and inadequate sanitation kill nearly 5,000 children under age 5 every day, lead to the waste of billions of hours fetching water�mostly by women and children�and keep millions of people from working or attending school.

The U.S. can help solve this global crisis by directing its foreign assistance to safe water and sanitation initiatives in countries where it is needed the most. Only by recognizing and redressing this fundamental problem can efforts to prevent or cure disease and help lift people out of poverty be successful.

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I urge you to make clean water and sanitation for the world�s poor a priority as President of the United States.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]
[Your Address]

We signed the “End Water Poverty!” petition!

# 4,550:

7:11 pm PDT, Mar 31, Bridget Ben-Hayon, Florida

# 4,549:

2:38 pm PDT, Mar 31, Sophia Dalle RUBINSTEIN, New York

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11:49 am PDT, Mar 31, True Self, United Kingdom

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9:15 am PDT, Mar 31, Wilma Bradbeer, Virginia

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5:25 am PDT, Mar 31, Susan Volpe, Florida

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4:17 am PDT, Mar 31, Belnda Duprat, India

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10:00 pm PDT, Mar 30, Wendy Brown, Canada
I think that water and the proper sanitation of it is so important not only in third world countries where it is so scarce and hard to find clean and safe drinking water but also to take care of the water resources we use today to make sure that the clean safe water we enjoy today stay that way tomorrow for future generations to have access to the same for years to come. Thank you so much and please make sure you do all you can to make sure this happens.

# 4,543:

8:59 pm PDT, Mar 30, Shannon Isley, Oregon

# 4,542:

4:17 pm PDT, Mar 30, Necole Cook, Virginia

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2:30 pm PDT, Mar 30, Jessie Polk, Kansas

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1:14 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, South Africa

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9:22 am PDT, Mar 30, Lauren Sullivan, New York

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8:44 am PDT, Mar 30, Corinne Broskette, Florida

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7:30 am PDT, Mar 30, Liz Duane, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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4:42 am PDT, Mar 30, Laura Filipas, Romania

# 4,535:

3:52 am PDT, Mar 30, Ken McCalman, Arkansas
Clean and safe water is a must for everyone!

# 4,534:

3:02 am PDT, Mar 30, Hampton Bolen, South Carolina

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2:43 am PDT, Mar 30, Mariola Slaska, United Kingdom

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8:55 pm PDT, Mar 29, Eternal Optimist, Australia

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7:44 pm PDT, Mar 29, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 4,530:

7:43 pm PDT, Mar 29, Hadiah Rice, Indiana
Just think of what you would do if you and your family were in the same position. Everyone deserves to have a fair opportunity to survive with the basic resources. This is your opportunity to show how much you care about the world. What are you going to do?

# 4,529:

4:11 pm PDT, Mar 29, Karen Martellaro, Kansas
Water is vital for life,ALL life.Clean water should not be a source of profit.It is a basic human right.Let's make sure that those who need this vital for life element,get some.Fresh and clean.

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3:21 pm PDT, Mar 29, Name not displayed, New York

# 4,527:

2:53 pm PDT, Mar 29, Jessica Gardiner, New York

# 4,526:

2:37 pm PDT, Mar 29, Meagan Moore, Australia
water is not a commodity! it is a right to every living creature on earth!

# 4,525:

11:26 am PDT, Mar 29, Peter Kruskopf, Finland

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10:35 am PDT, Mar 29, Jeannie Herman, Florida

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9:08 am PDT, Mar 29, Mia Foley, Arizona

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2:59 am PDT, Mar 29, George Drassas, Greece

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10:38 pm PDT, Mar 28, Sandra Smith, Tennessee

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3:53 pm PDT, Mar 28, Jennifer Wright, Texas

# 4,519:

1:01 pm PDT, Mar 28, Heather Sager, Canada
Everyone should have access to clean water. Water is a necessity, not a luxury & must not be denied to people.

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8:25 am PDT, Mar 28, Name not displayed, Maryland

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6:59 am PDT, Mar 28, Cynthia Dickens, Georgia

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8:51 pm PDT, Mar 27, Christian Ryan, Texas

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8:44 am PDT, Mar 27, Jean Allen, Canada
There isn't a creature on the earth that will survive poisoned/contaminated water.

# 4,513:

8:06 am PDT, Mar 27, Alley Hether, Michigan

# 4,512:

11:28 pm PDT, Mar 26, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming

# 4,511:

9:46 pm PDT, Mar 26, Cheri Van Nest, Arizona

# 4,510:

9:31 pm PDT, Mar 26, Zulaiha Ismail, Malaysia
Please be proactive about this life-giving and sustaining element and do not dismiss it just because the US has not yet faced this crisis. Being a global leader has its share of responsibility and accountability.

# 4,509:

8:10 pm PDT, Mar 26, Nina Morales, Indiana

# 4,508:

6:40 pm PDT, Mar 26, Sylvia Mills, United Kingdom

# 4,507:

6:39 pm PDT, Mar 26, Mary Lentfer, Nebraska

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6:24 pm PDT, Mar 26, Amber Kelsey, Texas

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5:27 pm PDT, Mar 26, Kelli Garnett, Wisconsin

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4:14 pm PDT, Mar 26, Brittany Werner, Canada

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1:20 pm PDT, Mar 26, Carrie Cronin, Ireland

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12:52 pm PDT, Mar 26, Crystal Jack, Florida

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