Thirst Project

Water

Health

Fundraising

Statistics

Thirst Project Bio/Facts

100

What percentage of the Earth is water?

70%

100

Clean, safe water can reduce water related deaths by up to ____%?

a) 2%

b) 15%

c) 21%

d) 25%

c) 21%

100

How much does it cost to fund one well?

$12,000

100

How many people lack access to safe, clean drinking water?

663 MILLION

100

When was Thirst Project founded?

May 9, 2008

200

What percentage of that water is salt water and what percentage is fresh water?

97.5% Salt Water

2.5% Fresh Water a.k.a. Available for Consumption

200

Once a well is built in a community disease rates drop up to ___%

a) 48%

b) 68%

c) 78%

d) 88%

200

What percentage of your donation goes to help fund a well?

100%

200

What is the average length which people have to walk for water?

3.75 Miles

200

How many countries has Thirst Project worked in?

13 countries

300

How many gallons of water are needed per person per day to survive?

a) 1 Gallon

b) 5 Gallons

c) 10 Gallons

d) 50 Gallons

b) 5 Gallons

300

With a well child mortality rates drop ___% overnight

a) 30%

b) 44%

c) 60%

d) 90%

300

How much $$$ gives ONE person access to clean drinking water for life?

$25

300

How much does a 5 gallon jerrycan weigh when filled up?

a) 15 lbs

b) 24 lbs

c) 34 lbs

d) 44 lbs

44 LBS.

300

How many countries is TP currently active in?

SEVEN countries

400

How much water is used by the average American daily?

a) 20 Gallons

b) 40 Gallons

c) 70 Gallons

d) 150 Gallons

400

Every time Thirst Project builds a well, we make sure that each community we build in has pit latrines for proper sanitation and safe waste disposal in order to eliminate open defecation practices. This can reduce water related deaths by up to ___%

a) 15.5%

b) 27.5%

c) 37.5%

d) 47.5%

c) 37.5%

400

What is the name/link of the UAlbany Thirst Project Fundraising page?

my.thirstproject.org/uatp

400

How much time do women and children on average spend walking for water?

6-8 Hours

400

How much has TP raised in seven years?

Over $8 MILLION for Clean Water (100% has gone towards wells)

500

What percentage of disease in the world is caused by a lack of access to clean, safe drinking water?

a) 20%

b) 44%

c) 67%

d) 88%

500

List any of 8 main waterborne diseases that occur when someone drinks dirty/contaminated water.

TYPHOID FEVER: Contracted through drinking contaminated water, specifically containing the feces of an infected person or animal.

SCHISTOSOMIASIS: Contracted through direct contact with water contaminated with parasitic worms.

E.COLI: Contracted through drinking contaminated water, more specifically containing fecal coliform.

GUINEA WORM: Contracted through drinking contaminated water containing a parasitic worm

RIVER BLINDNESS: Contracted through the bite of a blackfly that breeds in fast flowing streams.

HEPATITIS A: Contracted through drinking contaminated water.

CHOLERA: Contracted through ingestion of contaminated water.

DIARRHEA: Contracted through drinking contaminated

water

500

What is the (four word long) name of the fundraiser started by high school students Erica and Michael?

Bonus Point: If you can name what High School/part of the country they are from

Walk for Clean Water

Hershey, PA

https://www.walk4cleanwater.org/

500

How many children die a day from drinking contaminated water?

a) 2,100

b) 3,100

c) 4,100

d) 5,100

4,100 children/day

500

Name at least half of the countries which TP has worked in.