Just a Teaspoon of Water – Gospel for Asia Discusses World Water Day
LONDON – Millions of families in abject poverty, especially those living in the 10/40 window across Africa and Asia are unlikely to have access to clean drinking water. Therefore, they suffer the most. This is and has been an issue close to the heart of Gospel for Asia for most of its 40 years. Gospel for Asia has published a special report for the past two years in coordination with World Water Day. This year’s report, “Dying of Thirst: The Global Water Crisis,” is available online.
WaterAid, the leading clean water`NGO in the world is consistently focused on its goal of equipping people with clean water. Working alongside other agencies, WaterAid has helped to provide 1.3 million people with clean water. WaterAid publishes news and updates on the global water`crisis on a regular basis and also typically publishes a special report annually on water`scarcity in conjunction with World Water`Day. That report, “Beneath the Surface: The State of the World’s Water 2019” is also available online with additional insights that complement the Gospel for Asia report.
The WaterAid report shared a startling insight into the scarcity of clean water – a problem that most of us have never had to deal with first hand. Picture this scenario in your mind.
If a bucket contained all the world’s water, one teacup of that would be freshwater, and just one teaspoon of that would be available for us [the global population] to use, from lakes, rivers and underwater reservoirs as groundwater.
While that bucket is available to the entire world, the vital teaspoon full is extremely difficult for millions to access. Many of those settle for dirty and often contaminated water`and walk miles every day to fetch it. Drinking that water`puts each family member’s health at risk.
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