Powerful Image: Clean Water

Living in the U.S., most of us have immediate access to clean water whenever we want it.  Too often I feel that I take this for granted, as around the world 1 in 8 people lack access to clean water. In fact, dirty water kills more people than all forms of violence including war. For many the walk to retrieve water takes hours, and results only in filling containers (typically 20 liter jerry cans) with dirty water from a river or pond.  There are many organizations helping with the water crisis, including one that I support called 20 Liters - these images are taken from them - one shows the difference in water that was collected from the river and the water put through Slow-Sand Water Filters and Rainwater Harvesting Systems provided by the organization, and the other shows a woman and child putting dirty water into the sand filter for cleaning.

-Rachael