WATER as a Global Grand Challenge @Singularity University 2013

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Global Grand Challenge WeekGSP 2013

Kashif Hasnie – Global Water Advisor

kashif.hasnie[at]singularityu[dot]org

@kashifhasnie

#hackH2O

GSP13 Water Advisor“Most Images in the following presentation is courtesy of Shutterstock"

104,695 WaterCredit loans made

597,000 People have access to clean water and safe sanitation as a direct result of WaterCredit

99% Loan repayment

89% Women Client

4 Countries with WaterCredit (India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda)

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Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water related disease

3.5 Million people die each year due to inadequate water supply

1.8 Billion people gained access to improved sanitation facilities between 1990 and 2010