Liberia, Africa

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Liberia, Africa
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Liberia, Africa

• May 22 June 2 2007
• To bring clean drinking water and living water so
  they may never thirst again.

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Liberia, Africa

• Average Life Expectancy 40 years old

80 live below the poverty line.
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Liberia, Africa

• The Worlds Number One Killer
• UNCLEAN WATER

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Liberia, Africa

• 1.1 Billion People Lack Access to Clean Water

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Liberia, Africa

• 2.6 Billion People Are Without Basic Sanitation

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Liberia, Africa

• Each Day, 14,000 People Die As A Result Of
  Preventable Water Diseases.
  
• UW-Madison students would be dead in less than 3
  days.

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Liberia, Africa

• Nearly Half Of The Worlds Population Suffers
  From Water-Related Diseases.

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Liberia, Africa

• Diarrhea Alone Causes 1.8 Million Deaths Each Year

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Liberia, Africa

• Cholera sudden diarrhea rapid pulse
  dry skin/mouth
  
• vomiting, sunken eyes no tears
  lethargy
  
• Circulatory Collapse and Shock
  dehydration
  
• Can die within hours if treatment is not
  provided. 
  
• Infected by consuming water or food contaminated
  with cholera.
  
• The disease can spread rapidly in areas with
  inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking
  water.
  

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Liberia, Africa

• Malaria Causes 1-1.5 million deaths each year
• Each day 3,000 children die from malaria

300 million affected each year
Transmission of disease reduced by 60 with use
of nets and immediate treatment. Nets cost 4.
Most cant afford them.
Transmitted through mosquitoes who breed in open
water- where many people bathe and get drinking
water.
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Liberia, Africa

• People with AIDS depend on clean water to survive.

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Liberia, Africa