Water.org is an international nonprofit organization that has positively transformed millions of lives around the world with access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, Water.org pioneers market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis — breaking down barriers to give women hope, children health, and families a bright future.

To raise awareness about the water crisis and the problems we are working to solve, here are facts and figures to share:

• 785 million people — 1 in 9 — lack access to water.

• 2 billion people — 1 in 3 — lack access to a toilet.

• More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.

• Every two minutes a child dies from a water and sanitation-related disease.

• Nearly 1 million people die each year from water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases.

• Women and children bear the primary responsibility for water collection.

• Women and girls spend 200 million hours every day collecting water. This is time spent not working, caring for family members, or attending school.

• Women and girls living without a toilet spend 266 million hours every day finding a place to go.

• Globally, 1 in 3 schools lacks access to basic water and sanitation.

Aisyah — a smart businesswoman in Indonesia, whose family is healthy and harvest is plenty thanks to a new water connection at home.

Edita — a determined woman in a small Peruvian village, who built a new life for her family in a new place with good schools and running water.

Elma — a courageous fisherwoman in the Philippines, who freed her children from a cycle of poverty by installing a toilet and water connection at home.

Nanda — a loving grandmother in India, who took out a small loan for a water tap at home to support her small business and give her grandchildren the opportunity to go to school.

Sabina — a resourceful farmer in rural Kenya, whose bold decision to finance a rainwater catchment system gave her family a water source at home and a bright future.