April 18, 2010 - 6K
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Thank you to everyone who came out today to enjoy a beautiful morning running or walking along Elliott Bay. We want to also that the volunteers who are the backbone of a successful event. Members of Team World Vision, our charity partner, were on hand to share information on projects they are doing to bring clean water to African villages.6 kilometers is the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water in 3rd World countries. The Seattle Run for Clean Water is one on 100's of events taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring a run or walk and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis.
On average, each person on Earth uses 328,366 gallons of fresh-water each year for drinking, cooking, cleaning and flushing waste down the toilet. But some of us use more than our share. The average American uses almost twice the global average - 655, 939 per person, enough to fill an entire Olympic-sizes pool. Compare that to other industrialized counties, like Japan, where the average person uses 304,590 gallons of water a year. The diffence is even more pronounced when you look at developing countries. The average Indian uses only 258,889 gallons. Even desert countries like Yemen and Egypt use less water per capita, 163,522 gallons and 289,979 gallons respectively. To learn more about water use and how to cut back, visit www.waterfootprint.org
Women in countries without basic necessities like indoor plumbing, spend an inordinate amount of time just providing their families with water. Freedom from this daily chore would allow women to attend school and become leaders in their communities.
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