The Clean Water Initiative serves as a means to support Great Mission’s International in ensuring accessible and affordable water for both the organization and the surrounding communities. Through collaborative partnerships, Sozo facilitates the identification of accessible aquifers and establishes water purification stations to aid communities in accessing clean water resources.
703 million people in the world – almost one in ten – don’t have clean water close to home.
- WHO/UNICEF (2023). Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2022: special focus on gender.
1.5 billion people in the world – almost one in five – don’t have a decent toilet of their own.
- WHO/UNICEF (2023). Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2022: special focus on gender.
Globally three in ten schools don’t even have a basic water service.
- WHO/UNICEF (2022). Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools: 2000-2021 data update.
More than a million deaths every year are caused by infections from unclean births.
- UN Water (2021). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: Valuing Water. Facts and Figures.
