Bougainville Island

On average, women in developing countries walk 6 kilometres a day to collect water

India

 The average Irish person uses 17O litres of water per day compared to 2O litres of water the average African family uses each day.

India

India

Ethiopia

Central America

Ethiopia

Tanzania

Afghanistan

Kenya

The average container for water

 collection in Africa, the

jerry can weighs 18 to 25

kilograms when full

Tanzania

Afghanistan

Mali

WATER AND EARTHThree-quarters of the

Earth's surface is covered with water, yet 98% is

salt water and not fit for consumption.

Less than 1% of all the water on Earth is

freshwater available for human consumption.

India

WATER AND HUMANS*  The human body is more

than 6O% water. Blood is 92% water, the brain and

muscles are 75% water, and bones are about 22% water.

*  A human can survive for a month or more without food, but only a week or so without

drinking water.

India

Kenya

South Sudan

Pakistan

Mali

In the rural areas of many developing countries, women and children are not able to acquire primary education because they are required to provide water each day to their family or village. 

In Louisburgh our water supply comes from the Bunowen River. The water comes from upstream and is treated before it reaches our taps. Our waste water goes into the Bunowen River downstream after going through the waste water treatment plant.