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1in10
don't have clean water close to home
Those living without this everyday essential do not have an equal chance of health and success.
WHO/UNICEF (2019)
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578million
have no choice but to drink dirty water.
Every person needs a sustainable supply of clean water: for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning. It’s a basic human right.
WHO/UNICEF (2019)
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2 billion
people in the world do not have a decent toilet of their own.
A decent toilet is something everyone should take for granted – at home, school, work and in public places.
WHO/UNICEF (2019)
![Sa’a Ali, at the dirty main water source, Fikaji, Bauchi Sate, Nigeria Sa’a Ali, at the dirty main water source, Fikaji, Bauchi Sate, Nigeria](/au/sites/g/files/jkxoof231/files/styles/wateraid_square_large/public/saa-ali-at-the-dirty-main-water-source-fikaji-bauchi-sate-nigeria.png?itok=akqcxd04)