Why WaSH?

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Intervention

IS THE MOST REALISTIC and COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO LESSEN SUFFERING AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITY TO THIS PLANETS MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE

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• Improved water supply reduces diarrheal morbidity by 25%

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• Improved sanitation reduces diarrheal morbidity by 32%

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• Improved hygiene reduces diarrheal cases by 45%

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• Improvements in disinfection at point-of-use and adequate domestic storage, leads to a reduction of diarrhea episodes by 39%

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• Each US $1 invested yields economic return between $3 – $34