WATER EMERGENCY

Today, around the world, 1 in 4 people do not have access to clean water for drinking or washing. Especially in countries affected by war or climate chaos, the lack of clean water and hygiene multiplies the victims, exposing populations to epidemics of all kinds: every day, over 1,000 children under the age of 5 die for this reason.

Oxfam Italia has launched the campaign “Donate Water, Save a Life” to ensure access to clean water and adequate sanitation services for the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Yemen, crippled by 13 years of war. At the same time, it will offer job and training opportunities to Syrian refugees in the Za’atari camp in Jordan or to young people in the most depressed areas of Lebanon, which still hosts hundreds of thousands of Syrians today. It will also strengthen the ability to adapt to the climate crisis for residents of some of the hardest-hit cities in Malawi, Mozambique, Comoros, and Madagascar.