A video about Water For People was posted on the Huffington Post yesterday. It talks about the impact that the lack of sanitation has on developing countries. Girls literally drop out of school due to lack of privacy. Couple that with the disease and death caused by poor sanitation facilities, and you can imagine how it is hard for families, let alone a region as a whole, to succeed economically. We take sanitation (bathrooms, sewers, the fact that we can flush anything away and it NEVER enters our drinking water) for granted in first-world countries. Take away your sink and toilet, and the inherent hygiene education to know the devastating affects of mixing sanitation facilities and drinking water facilities, and imagine how different your life would be. Please watch the video.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/water-crisis-lack-of-prop_n_125438.html
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The lack of adequate sanitation facilities affects 2.5 billion people throughout the world. This global crisis greatly contributes to disease and death in developing countries, as well as economic development challenges and low school retention among girls. It’s a topic that many consider taboo, but it is being brought to the surface by ITT during its three-part video series, “Tap into ITT Watermark.” The series was created to educate viewers on ITT’s philanthropy program ITT Watermark and the issues it was designed to address.
The second event of the series, focused on sanitation, was filmed Sept. 9, 2008 during the World Water Congress hosted by the International Water Association in Vienna, Austria, where 3,000 water professionals gathered to advance a common goal of a sustainable future for water. Panelists included Steve Loranger, CEO, ITT Corp.; Ned Breslin, director of international programs, Water For People; and Dr. Darren Saywell, development director, IWA.
We hope you’ll take some time over the next week to watch this important panel discussion on sanitation. You’ll hear more in-depth about the extent of the crisis, as well as how ITT and Water For People are coming together to address the issue. Breslin specifically addresses how ITT’s commitment will allow Water For People to extend its work in schools in India, Honduras and Guatemala, as well as the innovative strategies in place to dramatically increase sanitation in these areas.
The first part of the video series which introduces the philanthropic program is also available to watch on-demand. The third segment will be filmed in October during the water industry event, WEFTEC.
