Surely you’ve heard the saying that you should drink 8 glasses of water each day to stay healthy, right? I don’t know if that’s actually true, if you really need to drink quite that much or if it’s just the overall message of staying hydrated. It’s really something we take for granted.

Worldwide-1 in 3 women does not have a safe, clean place to use the toilet. 1 in 3. That’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?

Just last night, I had gone to bed, I was the last person in my family to do so, everyone else was asleep. I was laying in bed watching Pawn Stars and about 20 minutes later, one of my dogs started whimpering. I grumbled at having to get out of my warm bed and go out into the cold night to let her go to the bathroom. I will never complain about that again! Because after reading what I’m reading to day about WaterAid and the problems they are trying to fix, my problem is not a problem!

Worldwide almost 1 billion people do not have clean drinking water. As a result, 2,000 children die every day from easily prevented diarrheal diseases with countless more unable to attend school. Millions of women are unable to work because they spend so much time collecting water and caring for sick children.

Spend so much time collecting their water……walking hours each way to get some.

This Valentine’s Day, consider making a donation so that other families around the world gain access to clean water.