20 Seconds to Save a Child’s Life
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on December 16th, 2009 in Health Care Policy, Linked Articles.
Every 20 seconds… a child perishes from disease caused by unsanitary drinking water and lack of proper sanitation.
It is an unimaginable, yet preventable horror. Around the world 884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. Forty percent of these people live in Africa.
It is within your power to help. Without putting up a single penny, you can give the gift of one day of safe drinking water for a child, or provide life-saving oral dehydration salts. By taking action on Care2, you can earn Butterfly Credits that can be easily redeemed as gifts for causes you care about, gifts that make the world a better place.
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20 Seconds to Save a Child’s Life
Photo: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
