Approximately 1.1 billion people around the world do not have acceptable access to an adequate supply of safe drinking water.
A child dies every 15 seconds from water-related diseases.    (World Health Organization)
Africa is in the midst of crippling poverty, the AIDS pandemic, malaria, and unclean drinking water, combined with up to 90% unemployment.

In Zambia, one in five people have HIV or AIDS. There are 572,000 AIDS orphans. Zambia is ranked number 13 among the highest infant mortality rates of all the countries of the world. Over 54% percent of children aged 3–59 months experience stunted growth because of malnutrition in Zambia.

Lack of clean water is at the root of many of these problems. Imagine that every glass of water you drink is a cup of sickness and disease. Diarrhea, headaches and dehydration are a common part of every day life. Cholera, typhoid and bilharzias outbreaks are commonplace.