- Every 15 seconds someone dies of a waterborne illness. [ref.] - Currently, over 1 Billion people in the world do not have access to an improved drinking water source. [ref.] Every person must drink water to live. For these billion people, ever day is a gamble as to whether the thing they need to live will actually kill them. - Only 2.5% of the world’s water is fresh water. Currently less than 1% is ready for human consumption. 65% of that 1% available drinking water is used up by only 10 of the 191 nations of the world. [ref.] - 41% of the world does not have access to adequate sanitation facilities, making the likelihood of water contamination and waterborne illness increase greatly. [ref.] Imagine the likelihood of disease in a place where they have no choice but to allow the sewage to run in the streets. Many of these places do not have a protected water source allowing their already questionable water to become even more contaminated. - More than 50 Million people drink arsenic-poisoned water in China and south Asia. [ref.] The clean water epidemic is not just confined to Africa. This crisis is cross-cultural and cross continental. - The amount of money North America spends on soda every year would solve the clean water crisis. [ref.] The clean water crisis is an easily solvable problem if we would all simply come together. - $1 provides one year of clean water for an African. [ref.] What seems like such a colossal problem to help all of a sudden becomes easily helpable. The cost of one item on a fast food value menu can utterly change a person’s life for a whole year.

WHAT CAN I DO I’M JUST ONE PERSON? A percentage of proceeds from every "Remember the Thirsty" shirt sold goes to the efforts in ending the clean water crisis in the world. Beyond buying a shirt: - Continue to educate yourself on the issues. Don't let your knowledge of the clean water crisis stop here. Stay up to date on happenings in the world concerning clean water by frequently checking our World News section and the links concerning clean water in our Links section. - Promote clean water issues- this is not an issue many people are currently aware of. Raise awareness in your community or school by speaking out for the world's thirsty. There are so many ways that you can do this: Ask to speak to your school/class, group, church. Make them aware of the clean water crisis. If you need help getting started you can purchase “Remember The Thirsty” flyer cards in our webstore (now available) to get the conversation started . Hold a world clean water crisis event via The Love Alliance. We all know that not everyone has the ability to give financially to an issue, but maybe you have the ability to give of your time towards clean water. Get creative in putting together an event towards the relief of the clean water epidemic. For help in getting an event started email info@thelovealliance.net. - Huge strides can be made in the clean water crisis through money. Come up with creative ways to raise money to help build life-changing water systems for those dying of thirst. Just one person's efforts can change the lives of an entire community of people forever. Imagine the outcome if we all work together. Organize events such as: - A bake sale - A loose change drive; you would be surprise how much loose change we have sitting around the house. What could buy us a pack of gum can change someone’s life. - Demand change by writing and calling your local and national political representatives and telling them your concerns about clean water in the world. (click here to find your representatives)