AJ Alberts Plumbing of Woodbury MN -- A.J. Alberts

July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- St. Paul, MN June 27th, 2011 – A.J. Alberts Plumbing is a full-service plumbing company located in Woodbury, Minnesota. Starting immediately, they will donate a portion of every service call to Living Water International. Living Water International is an organization that addresses the most basic of needs by helping deprived communities acquire safe, clean water. Their goal is to substantially ease the global water crisis while addressing root causes such as injustice, oppression, and abject poverty. More info is available at www.water.cc.

Since 1989, A.J. Alberts has supported various local charities with monetary contributions and volunteer hours. “We feel very strongly about giving back to those in need,” explains Jim Alberts of A.J. Alberts Plumbing. “Our search of worthy organizations led us to Living Water International because they do an excellent job of putting donated funds to use to help the most people possible.”

Serving the eastern suburbs and the St. Paul, Minneapolis / metropolitan area, A.J. Alberts offers residential , commercial plumbing services, and a full service plumbing showroom. They work to ensure that from the first phone call to the completion of the project, customers have a pleasant experience. Their commitment to detail and customer satisfaction continues long after the job is complete. Visit http://www.ajalberts.com/ourplumbingshowroom.html to view showroom details and photos.

LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL KEY FACTS
• 884 million people in the world do not have access to safe water. This is roughly one in eight of the world's population. (WHO-UNICEF)
• 1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation. This amounts to around 5000 deaths a day. (UNDP)
• LWI projects providing safe water and hygiene education at an average cost of twenty dollars per person, for a generation. (LWI)
• The simple act of washing hands with soap and clean water can reduce diarrheal diseases by over 40%. (UNICEF)
• Providing water and hygiene education reduces the number of deaths caused by diarrheal diseases by an average of 65%. (WHO)
• Water-related disease is the second biggest killer of children worldwide, after acute respiratory infections like tuberculosis. (UNDP)
• The weight of water that women in Africa and Asia carry on their heads is commonly 40 pounds, the same as the average airport luggage allowance. (UNDP)
• Water and sanitation infrastructure helps people take the first essential step out of the cycle of poverty and disease.

WATER-RELATED DISEASES
• At any given time, half the population of the developing world is suffering from one or more of the main diseases associated with inadequate provision of water and sanitation. (UNDP)
• At any one time, half of the developing world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-related diseases. (UN)
• Around 90% of incidences of water-related diseases are due to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene and is mostly concentrated on children in developing countries. (WHO)
• Intestinal worms infect about 10% of the population of the developing world. Intestinal parasitic infections can lead to malnutrition, anemia and stunted growth. (WHO)

WATER USE
• The average North American uses 400 liters a day. European uses 200 liters. (UNDP)
• The average person in the developing world uses 10 liters of water every day for their drinking, washing and cooking. (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC))
• On current trends over the next 20 years humans will use 40% more water than they do now. (UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Agriculture accounts for over 80% of the world's water consumption. (UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

EDUCATION AND ECONOMY
• 443 million school days are lost each year due to water-related diseases. (UNDP)
• 11% more girls attend school when sanitation is available. (DFID)
• 40 billion working hours are spent carrying water each year in Africa. (Cosgrove and Rijsberman 1998)
• Households in rural Africa spend an average of 26% of their time fetching water, and it is generally women who are burdened with the task. (DFID)
Source: www.onedollarwater.com

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