- An estimated 4,100 children die daily from diarrheal diseases, which are spread through poor sanitation and hygiene: the leading cause of death for child mortality.
- UNICEF estimates that half the world's schools lack access to safe drinking water.
- Half the world's malnutrition can be attributed to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene.
- Estimates reveal that 88 percent of disease globally is attributable to an unsafe water supply and a lack of sanitation and hygiene.
- 40 billion working hours are spent collecting water each year in Africa (by women and girls) – comparable to a year's labor for the entire workforce of France.