The Water Crisis

Living in a land of plenty, we take water for granted. We waste it. We rely on it to be there. In the United States, we use about 400 billion gallons of water each day. That means the average family of four is responsible for about 400 gallons per day.

But there are developing communities around the world who do not have clean water. Women and children walk hours each day to get water from muddy ponds and rivers. And much of that water is ridden with bacteria, parasites or leeches.

1 in 5 children who die before the age of 5 worldwide, die of a water-related disease. 115 people die every hour from diseases linked to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, and contaminated water.

Bringing clean, safe water to the nearly 1 billion people in the world who need it may be difficult, but our help can truly make a difference in these people's lives.

Something so basic and so simple in our lives can literally save a person's life in a developing country where water is scarce.

Water affects everything.

When a well is installed in a village, children return to school, fields are watered, food supply becomes more reliable and plentiful, people are no longer too sick to work, and people can begin small businesses.

The first step of breaking the cycle of poverty is water. Clean water is not the solution, but the very basis for which villages and communities may develop and become productive and helpful in society.

And that's why the Students Ending the Water Crisis is putting together a benefit concert, featuring young musicians, where 100% of the proceeds will go to charity: water, an non-profit organization for ending the world's water crisis.

The great thing about donating to charity: water is that 100% of the money they receive goes directly to the water project. And when the project is completely, we will be able to see exactly where our money went with GPS coordinates, photos, and other details about the community we've impacted!
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So please join us in helping to end our world's water crisis.