You may know that 70% of the earth is covered in water, the same as the human body. To live
healthily, human beings must consume 1.5 – 2 liters of water each day.
But did you know that 97.5% of all the water on earth is salt water, and 2% is frozen in icebergs and
glaciers, or hidden in aquifers, leaving only .5% of all the earth’s water available for drinking?
Safe drinking water is fundamental to life, yet 900 million people worldwide lack access to a reliable
resource of clean water. Therefore, ~5000 children die every day from diarrhea and other water-borne
illness, in addition to a lack of sanitation. Even more suffer from illness or lack of resources.
Dehydration the second leading threat to child survival. Furthermore, it is also one of the
most preventable with the help of an inexpensive mixture of sugar, salt and water known as oral
rehydration salts (ORS). ORS are the simplest, most effective and cheapest way to keep children alive
during severe episodes of dehydration. One sachet of ORS only costs 6 cents.
CKI’s Six Cents Initiative with UNICEF is designed to help children get the rehydrating salts they need to
survive dehydration spells. But that’s not all. With the money raised, UNICEF also is working to provide longterm solutions for the problem. Read more at unicefusa.org/circlek
So what can we do to help?
We can conserve water. As the world population grows and modern lifestyles demand more water,
water conservation becomes more and more crucial.
We can raise funds for the Six Cents Initiative. Clearly the smallest donation can
help make a big difference in the life of a child who needs access to clean water or is
sick from drinking unsafe water.
When you send in your donations, use the donation transmittal form, downloadable at
unicefusa.org/circlek. Or go online to http://www.unicefusa.org/sixcentsonline.
We can raise awareness on World Water Day, March 22.
Help us spread the word! Tell your friends about it, wear blue in support, and take a moment to
reflect on the luxary of having clean water readily available.
Facts taken from UNICEF's Six Cents project overview flyer at unicefusa.org/circlek
You may know that 70% of the earth is covered in
water, the same as the human body. To live healthily, human
beings must consume 1.5 – 2 liters of water each
day.
But did you know that 97.5% of all the water on earth
is salt water, and 2% is frozen in icebergs and glaciers, or
hidden in aquifers, leaving only .5% of all the
earth’s water available for drinking?
© UNICEF
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So what can we do to help?
We can conserve water. As the world population grows and modern lifestyles demand
more water, water conservation becomes more and more crucial.
We can raise funds for the Six Cents Initiative. Clearly the smallest donation can
help make a big difference in the life of a child who needs access to clean water or is
sick from drinking unsafe water.
When you send in your donations, use the donation transmittal form, downloadable at
unicefusa.org/circlek. Or go online to http://www.unicefusa.org/sixcentsonline.
We can raise awareness on World Water Day, March 22.
Help us spread the word! Tell your friends about it, wear blue in support, and take a moment to
reflect on the luxary of having clean water readily available.
Facts taken from UNICEF's Six Cents project overview flyer at unicefusa.org/circlek
© UNICEF