We have teams in 20 countries across Africa, working with our local partners to transform lives by improving access to clean, safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

Millions of people across the continent do not have access to safe water and many live without adequate sanitation. Thousands of children die every year from preventable diarrheal diseases.

Here are some facts behind the crisis:

- 42 million people in Ethiopia don't have access to clean water.
- In rural Malawi only 20% of the population have access to a clean toilet.
- In remote rural communities in Madagascar the average walk for water takes three hours.

Every minute, every day, people suffer and lives are lost needlessly because of a lack of safe water and sanitation.

So please, have a think for one second or take some time out of your day to realise how these people live in these poor conditions.

Thank you.