Guinea worm disease

1. is more deadly than WATER WAR

2. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that 2.2 million deaths occur each year from DRINKINGWATER

3. account for 1.5 million of these deaths. 1 child dies from drinking water every 20 seconds CHILDREN

4. Aside from these deaths, millions more suffer from debilitating water-borne diseases. All of which are PREVENTABLE

5. There are of nonprofit organizations dedicated to ending water-borne diseases. So why are millions still suffering? HUNDREDS

6. aren’t getting it done. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Most

7. However, there is one organization that is making a and that all others should model… DIFFERENCE

8. THE CARTER CENTER

9. The Carter Center Logo. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Thecabellbrandcenter.org>

10. Guinea Worm Disease ( Dracunculiasis ). Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < guardian.co.uk > Guinea Worm. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <Who.int>

11. Guinea Worm Life Cycle. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <Stanford.edu>

12. Pesticide Use. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <Who.int> Water Filtration By Pump. Image. Web . 8 Dec. 2012. <Who.int>

13. Use Of A Filtration Straw. Image . Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Hdi.no > Filtration of Water. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < cartercenter.org >

14. Educating Villages. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Cartercenter.org >

15. War-Stricken South Sudan. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Telegraph.co.uk > Civil War. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012 < Yalibnan.com >

16. Former President Jimmy Carter. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Cbsnews.com > Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease. Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. < Confrontglobalpoverty.org >

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