World Water Day

Some 4,000 children are dying every day from water-related illnesses. If I only supported one charity, WaterAid would be the one. Without clean water, safe sanitation and hygiene education the world's poorest people are doomed. Diarrhoeal diseases kill a child every 20 seconds.

WaterAid works in 26 countries in Africa, Asia  and the Pacific region. You can show your support by adding the WaterAid water droplet on your facebook page and by signing their World Water Day petition to the Secretary of State for International Development.

You can also make a donation via www.wateraid.org/uk

Take a look at the little boy collecting safe water in Ghana and imagine your own child having to do that.

For 884 million people around the world currently living without one, a safe water supply close to home is both a lifesaver and a time-saver, enabling them to take a crucial step out of poverty.

Photo: © WaterAid/Jon Spaull