Water Grenade

How do you convey the fact that lack of access to clean water is the worlds leading cause of death? Well, if you liken it to the devastation of a grenade explosion, it gets you to start thinking. This is an ongoing global issue - how do you begin to tackle such a large-scale problem?

The World Health Organization says that every year more than 3.4 million people die as a result of water related diseases, making it the leading cause of disease and death around the world. Most of the victims are young children, the vast majority of whom die of illnesses caused by organisms that thrive in water sources contaminated by raw sewage.

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