Every day... 30,000 children die from waterborne diseases half the world's hospital beds are occupied by people suffering from polluted water consumption 80% of all sick people in the world are suffering from diseases related to poor water supply and sanitation 60% of all third world people live without an adequate supply of drinking water 75% of all third world people have no kind of sanitation facility Because water is remote and polluted tens of millions of women and children spend six or more hours every day fetching polluted water   Water is vital for life. Yet millions of people in the poorer countries have to walk long distances to what may well be a stagnant, contaminated supply of this most essential commodity. In fact, bad water is a major source of disease all over the Third World and every minute 20 children die from water-related diseases. The strain of carrying heavy containers of water causes illnesses and deformities in children; women risk developing slipped discs, arthritis or miscarriages.