I believe water is something we take advantage of and we expect to have it every time we turn on a tap. Water is the most vital thing that we need to live and without it we would die.
How far do we have to walk to get clean water? To the sink? To the bathroom, even? But imagine walking miles over hills and across barren lands in 45 degrees heat for seven for seven a half hours to get DIRTY water. This is what a women in Sudan has to do daily! In the first world, each person on average uses 466 liters daily. When we brush our teeth with the tap left running we waste 5 liters. Brushing our teeth twice for two days with the tap running.. wastes enough water for a women in Sudan to do all her house hold chores (washing clothes,dishes..) for her family.
Next time I turn on a tap to brush my teeth i will think about the women who walks for one hour and 50 mins just to get the amount of water that gushes from the tap and the next time I will turn off my tap straight away.
We walk for less than a minute to get clean water and that women walks for (est.) 420 mins to get dirty water.. how is that fair?
Well done for taking part in Blog Action Day Michelle.
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