Todo Acerca de Leslie McKinney

More than 50% of the world’s human population has access to a clean supply of safe drinking water. Somewhere around 17% of the human population of the world lack access to safe, clean drinking water. This number may, to an unexperienced eye, look un-alarming, however, if the whole human population of the entire world is taken into consideration, which numbers in the millions, this percentage is in fact alarming.

For us in the first world, with water ready to flow from the tap at the twist of a knob, it can be difficult to imagine the difficulties involved with a lack of clean water. It is a well-known scientific fact that—as far as we know—no organism, no thing defined by us as living, can live without water. The average span of time that a human can healthily go without water is around three days. After this, the physical condition, as well as the psychological condition becomes critical. There are gruesome, blood-curdling accounts of people going up to a week without water. Hallucinations and mutilation abound in that time-span. Water is natural capital which, in a society functional by most organizations’ standards, should be easily acceptable, free of charge, for all people, plants and animals. Water is life, and life should not be sold for money, withheld, or lacking in any person’s life. 

Easier access to clean, drinkable water is not only crucial for life, but conducive to positive change in our society. With easier access to drinkable water in every community around the world, the station of women, who in many parts of the world spend hours walking to find drinking water sources, will be able to be uplifted from simple manual tasks. With more time on their hands, women are able to focus on other forms of work, such as art and other contributions to their community. With the solution of one social issue, a feedback system is created so that multiple other issues are addressed at the same time.