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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!

# 4,700:

8:05 am PDT, May 7, Danielle Norberg, Virginia
Every person needs clean water.

# 4,699:

5:53 am PDT, May 7, Christos Fasoulas, Greece

# 4,698:

9:04 am PDT, May 6, Laurel Burns, Maine

# 4,697:

2:21 pm PDT, May 5, Elena Dragomir, Romania

# 4,696:

9:05 am PDT, May 2, Ashley Simpson, New York

# 4,695:

8:45 am PDT, May 2, Crissy Baker, Florida

# 4,694:

6:57 am PDT, May 2, Darlene S. Castro, Tennessee
Water...something everyone takes for granted. Many of us are able to enjoy a cold glass of water whenever we wish. Most of us waste gallons upon gallons daily for foolish endeavors. Some of us wish we had just a single glass to drink. Think...and make it possible for those that go without. Some needs are basic; water is one of these needs. PLEASE...give every human the opportunity to enjoy what should be readily available. Remember them the next time you enjoy a cool glass of ice water on a hot day...PLEASE!

# 4,693:

6:06 am PDT, May 2, Goran Karlsson, Sweden

# 4,692:

5:22 pm PDT, Apr 29, Megan DePerro, New York

# 4,691:

2:18 pm PDT, Apr 29, Paul Bruce-joy, United Kingdom
Everyone deserves clean water.

# 4,690:

7:45 am PDT, Apr 29, Jacqueline Christy, Washington D.C.

# 4,689:

10:16 pm PDT, Apr 28, Anita Kofta, Wisconsin

# 4,688:

1:51 pm PDT, Apr 28, Selena Millman, Ohio

# 4,687:

9:04 am PDT, Apr 28, Berenice St, New York

# 4,686:

3:04 pm PDT, Apr 27, Samia Lalani, Canada
Water and sanitation is extremely important.

# 4,685:

8:31 am PDT, Apr 27, Hanne Smessaert, Belgium

# 4,684:

4:43 am PDT, Apr 27, Jovana Bicanin, Serbia And Montenegro

# 4,683:

2:57 pm PDT, Apr 26, Heather Gregory, North Carolina

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8:05 pm PDT, Apr 24, Sara DeRuyter, Wisconsin

# 4,681:

7:01 pm PDT, Apr 24, Lakchmy Ortega, Puerto Rico

# 4,680:

10:49 am PDT, Apr 24, Desiree Diaz, Illinois

# 4,679:

3:36 pm PDT, Apr 23, Tati Derichsweiler, Arizona

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8:18 am PDT, Apr 23, Anja Gundermann, Germany

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6:53 pm PDT, Apr 22, Lawrence Ellrick, North Carolina

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9:56 am PDT, Apr 22, Becky Forde, United Kingdom

# 4,675:

9:11 am PDT, Apr 22, Christine Marcelino, Philippines

# 4,674:

3:34 am PDT, Apr 22, Faith Marcelino, Philippines

# 4,673:

11:46 am PDT, Apr 21, Ana Mendes, Portugal

# 4,672:

10:07 am PDT, Apr 20, Victoria Salinas, California

# 4,671:

9:29 pm PDT, Apr 19, Julie Stuckey, Florida

# 4,670:

8:13 pm PDT, Apr 19, Cynthia Parker, Virginia

# 4,669:

7:25 pm PDT, Apr 19, Jess Bouboulis, Illinois

# 4,668:

4:30 pm PDT, Apr 19, Adam Ackerman, Ohio

# 4,667:

4:09 am PDT, Apr 19, Name not displayed, Australia

# 4,666:

12:18 am PDT, Apr 19, Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania

# 4,665:

8:48 pm PDT, Apr 18, Steven Heaver, New Jersey

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9:48 am PDT, Apr 18, Misty Rennebohm, Canada

# 4,663:

8:09 am PDT, Apr 18, AW Si Xiang, Malaysia

# 4,662:

5:24 am PDT, Apr 18, Jo Ballem, Massachusetts

# 4,661:

6:40 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois

# 4,660:

6:07 pm PDT, Apr 17, Casey Halejak, North Carolina

# 4,659:

7:00 pm PDT, Apr 16, Aleah Long, California
The Lord intended that every man would have water to drink. Do not take it away from them.

# 4,658:

2:19 pm PDT, Apr 16, Name not displayed, Florida

# 4,656:

12:26 pm PDT, Apr 16, Madison Small, Oklahoma

# 4,655:

12:09 pm PDT, Apr 16, Shelly Robbins, Florida

# 4,654:

8:31 am PDT, Apr 15, Diana Lungu, Romania

# 4,653:

4:28 am PDT, Apr 15, Dave Seal, Canada

# 4,652:

6:18 pm PDT, Apr 14, Ross Freeman Levin, Oregon

# 4,651:

6:13 pm PDT, Apr 14, Ryan Sigo, Indiana

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