Mariet Verhoef-Cohen

SI/E President

2007-2009

Soroptimists go for Water

Too much

Too little

Too dirty

Programme areas

1. Human Rights/ Status of Women2. Education and Culture3. Economic and social development4. Health5. Environment6. International goodwill and understanding

Did you know that:

it takes 5,680 litres of water to process one barrel of beer it takes 1,000 litres to produce 1 litre of milk to process one chicken we need 44 litres of water to process one can of fruit or vegetables we need

35 litres of water about 25,700 litres of water is required to grow a day's food

for a family of four. it takes 4,100 litres of water of a medium cotton T-shirt it takes 2,400 litres of water to produce a hamburger it takes 8,000 litres of water for a pair of shoes

Millennium Development Goals

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2. Achieve universal primary education

3. Promote gender equality and empower women

4. Reduce child mortality

5. Improve Maternal Health

6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

7. Ensure environmental sustainability

8. Develop a global partnership for development

World population

Current population 6.5 billion

No clean drinking water 1.1 billion 17%

No sanitation 2.6 billion 40%

World population

17%

40%

43%

No water No sanitation Rest

UNDPUnited Nations Development Programme

4.900 children die daily from water-related deseases Children miss 443 million school days per year 50% of poor country population have health problems Millions of women spend many hours per day getting

water. The “poor” pay 5-10 times more for water than the “rich”

Awareness

Advocacy

Action

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Kul Gautam

“Providing water is in a way liberating and empowering women, a lack of water is not just an inconvenience for

women it actually enslaves them. Once you provide water and sanitation, it really liberates them and it really opens up a virtuous cycle of development: girls can go to school; they will become better mothers, better citizens and that

leads to national development.”

Thank you Thank you

and good luckand good luck