Light & Water

3.04 billion people still use solid fuels
95% of people using solid fuels live in the sub-Sahara Africa or developing Asia
18% of the world’s population has no access to electricity
Children unable to do homework due to no electricity
Families livestock at risk due to no adequate lighting
Increased number of child burn injuries from using kerosene lanterns

663 million people in the world – one in ten – do not have clean water.
Around 315,000 children under-five die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. That’s almost 900 children per day, or one child every two minutes.
Every minute a newborn baby dies from infection caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment.
Nearly half of all people using dirty water live in sub-Saharan Africa, and one fifth live in Southern Asia.
If everyone everywhere had clean water, the number of diarrhoeal deaths would be cut by 34%.
For countries that lack clean water, people have to walk an average of 30 minutes to collect water and return home. In some cases it can be a lot longer.
Globally, 31% of schools do not have clean water and 34% lack adequate toilets.