According to a new UN report, more than two billion people around the world do not have access to clean, safe water in their homes. Most of the work of getting water falls to women and girls.
- Assistant Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Many women in developing countries spend hours every day fetching water for their families. Reducing the burden of water work will improve their health and welfare.
While everyone needs access to proper sanitation to stay healthy, for girls and women it is also an issue of safety and equal participation in society.
