Instead the women and children go off to 2) ______ water.Some women spend more time collecting water than any other activity they do in the day, and the walk isn't just hard; it's 3) ______________. Many get hurt; sometimes they're even 4) ___________ .Their water is contaminated with germs that cause diarrhea, dehydration, even death, but what 5) ______ do they have?The solutions:Some solutions are brand-new and innovative, like water filtration 6) _________; some are age-old, like drilled or hand dug 7) _________.Significance of the solutions:These solutions bring clean water much closer to the people who need it.Africa alone could save 40 billion hours each year.That's less money spent on 8) ___________, which means more money for books and school 9) ____________.A water project built near a school can 10) ____________ attendance, especially among young girls.

Watch the video clip “Water Changes Everything.” Complete the following statements with what you've heard.The water crisis:Nearly 1 billion people live without clean 1) _______ water.They don’t have a faucet. Instead the women and children go off to 2) ______ water.Some women spend more time collecting water than any other activity they do in the day, and the walk isn't just hard; it's 3) ______________. Many get hurt; sometimes they're even 4) ___________ .Their water is contaminated with germs that cause diarrhea, dehydration, even death, but what 5) ______ do they have?The solutions:Some solutions are brand-new and innovative, like water filtration 6) _________; some are age-old, like drilled or hand dug 7) _________.Significance of the solutions:These solutions bring clean water much closer to the people who need it.Africa alone could save 40 billion hours each year.That's less money spent on 8) ___________, which means more money for books and school 9) ____________.A water project built near a school can 10) ____________ attendance, especially among young girls.

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