Water for the World Addresses International Water Challenge

Corporate financing professional Edward Espinal helps businesses raise the funds they need to expand. Outside of his business, Edward Espinal supports several charitable organizations, including Water for the World.

In 2007, Water for the World was created to address the water crisis. According to reports from the United Nations, roughly 1.8 billion people obtain their drinking water from contaminated sources. More than 5,000 children die every year because of dirty water, and half of the hospital beds in the world are taken by people who have water-borne diseases. 

Meanwhile, 2.4 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation services such as toilets. These statistics have prompted the UN to include water and sanitation as one of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Water for the World focuses on three areas: improving sanitation and water access through local projects, advancing best practices in communities, and using sustainable water management practices to preserve water resources. Water for the World is supporting more than 20 projects in countries such as Peru, China, Zambia, and Pakistan.