There are some numbers Marla Smith-Nilson would like you to learn:

• 2.5 million people do not have access to clean drinking water or a toilet
• Everyday 5 million girls cannot attend school (because they spend their days carrying water for their families)
• Everyday 200 million women carry water (a load of 50 pounds carried 3 – 4 miles twice daily is not uncommon)
• Everyday 7000 children die (because they don’t have access to clean water and sanitation).

 

These are the numbers that keep Marla working, and traveling.  She is just returning from a trip to the slums of Bangladesh where the organization she started is replacing the hanging latrines that used to empty into the water source that people used for their everyday activities.

 

Marla tells How She Does It in this week’s post, coming Wednesday.  I hope you read it and take the time to view her film, a link to which is provided in the story.  And leave a comment when you’re done.