Support the Water For the World Act
- by: UNICEF USA
- recipient: U.S. Congress
More than 780 million people around the world -half of them children- rely on unsafe water sources. Lack of access to water and sanitation is a major health issue: diarrheal disease related to unsafe water and inadequate sanitation is one of the top causes of child death globally.
The Water for the World Act calls for global cooperation on research and technology development, to bring clean water and basic sanitation to 100 million of the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world.
Clean water and good sanitation saves lives. When children no longer struggle with stomach problems, they can go to school and get an education. Their parents can tend to their fields and earn an income. Girls can attend school instead of spending hours every day fetching water from distant sources.
Ask your legislators to help give 100 million people their first access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation by supporting the Water For the World Act!
The Water for the World Act calls for global cooperation on research and technology development, to bring clean water and basic sanitation to 100 million of the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world.
Clean water and good sanitation saves lives. When children no longer struggle with stomach problems, they can go to school and get an education. Their parents can tend to their fields and earn an income. Girls can attend school instead of spending hours every day fetching water from distant sources.
Ask your legislators to help give 100 million people their first access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation by supporting the Water For the World Act!
Dear [Decision Maker],
I am writing to urge you to cosponsor S. 641, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act.
As Americans, most of us take clean water and basic sanitary facilities for granted. Yet more than 900 million people do not have access to safe water, and 2.5 billion people live without proper sanitation. Diarrhea and disease caused by lack of safe water and poor sanitation kill thousands of children a day worldwide.
Access to clean water does more than just save lives, it can turn lives around. When children no longer struggle with recurring illness, they can go to school and get an education. Girls, especially, often miss out on school because they spend hours every day fetching water from distant sources. When schools lack appropriate sanitation facilities, girls are more likely to drop out. UNICEF reports that over half of the world's schools lack safe water and sanitation.
I believe that zero children should die or miss school from the lack of clean water. Senators Durbin and Corker introduced bipartisan legislation to reinforce U.S. investment in water and sanitation worldwide. S. 641 does not propose funding a new and expensive program; rather, it would make current programs more efficient and better targeted. The bill would help a hundred million people have access to safe water and improved sanitation.
[Your comments will be added here.]
Please help save the lives of children around the world by cosponsoring S. 641. I look forward to your response. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
Sign PetitionSign PetitionI am writing to urge you to cosponsor S. 641, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act.
As Americans, most of us take clean water and basic sanitary facilities for granted. Yet more than 900 million people do not have access to safe water, and 2.5 billion people live without proper sanitation. Diarrhea and disease caused by lack of safe water and poor sanitation kill thousands of children a day worldwide.
Access to clean water does more than just save lives, it can turn lives around. When children no longer struggle with recurring illness, they can go to school and get an education. Girls, especially, often miss out on school because they spend hours every day fetching water from distant sources. When schools lack appropriate sanitation facilities, girls are more likely to drop out. UNICEF reports that over half of the world's schools lack safe water and sanitation.
I believe that zero children should die or miss school from the lack of clean water. Senators Durbin and Corker introduced bipartisan legislation to reinforce U.S. investment in water and sanitation worldwide. S. 641 does not propose funding a new and expensive program; rather, it would make current programs more efficient and better targeted. The bill would help a hundred million people have access to safe water and improved sanitation.
[Your comments will be added here.]
Please help save the lives of children around the world by cosponsoring S. 641. I look forward to your response. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
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