Water Project
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 is: Clean Water and Sanitation - ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Water is essential for life itself. In religions and the great philosophies, water is seen as a purifier and symbol of purity. On a daily basis it acts as a catalyst that impacts every aspect of our lives.
However, one billion people still lack access to safe water and over 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation. There is a clear correlation between access to safe water and economic development. It is estimated that by 2025 more than half of the world's population will be facing water-based vulnerability. The 2009 report Charting Our Water Future suggests that by 2030 water demand will exceed supply by 50% within many developing regions of the world.
OSMTH is doing its part in three key ways:
- Awareness Raising - through such means as this website, workshops, and word-of-mouth;
- Supporting a project by the Pro Terra Sancta Association to provide access to clean water in the Holy Land, through the regular Annual Donations Program of the International Association of OSMTH; and
- Through clean water projects supported by donations from OSMTH Member Grand Priories.
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