The Ethiopian Water Crisis By The Numbers (PHOTOS)

Of the 1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean water and safe sanitation, approximately 75 million live in Ethiopia.

With an average income of just over $100 a year per head, Ethiopia remains one of the world's poorest countries. The water crisis counts among the most significant factors in the perpetuation of the poverty in Ethiopia, with women and children spending up to six hours daily scavenging for water.

In an effort to raise awareness for the global water crisis, the Levi's® brand has partnered with Water.org to present "The Ethiopian Water Crisis By The Numbers" -- a statistical and photojournalistic account of water deprivation in Ethiopia.

For more information on how you can help and join the challenge, visit Levi.com/waterless.

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[dejene]

07:41 AM on 04/01/2012

This is part the usual strategy of the evil minded and greedy to solicit funding by systematically dishonoring the country. They always talk problems with no solutions.They themselves are contributors of the the vicious cycle of poverty. In the past, they created sensational news against the whole Ethiopia. Those Ethiopian living outside their country were considered as the most lucky Ethiopian by their asylum givers because of the food they eat and individuals coming to Ethiopia carried food with them so that they do not get starved in Ethiopia. Technically speaking, the main problem with Ethiopia was not food shortage. It was absence of a good governance that resulted in poor development of infrastructure and maldistribution of resources. Now the government is working on that with full determination. The country has a number of rivers & adequate rainfall in the most part. Ethiopia is the water tower of Africa However, some still continue to defame the by creating unrealistic sensation merely to fulfill their greed. Soliciting fund should not be be done in such a disrespectful way. This misinform can even create a misconception like the past that some would make sure that they carry adequate water for their stay before they come to Ethiopia or Ethiopians should migrate because of thirst. This is really disappointing. it seams that, at the end, a great part of the world is becoming more and more immoral.Please If you can not help, do no harm.

[ammanino]

03:56 AM on 03/31/2012

The News lacks precision. First, all Ethiopians are NOT under poverty line, at most 40% are. Compare it other poorest countries. Second a large proportion can access potable water, and the effort to make it 100% is challenging (visit the players site: www.wateraid.org). Water problem is no special to Ethiopia, it's world's.

[dannetsereab]

02:01 AM on 03/31/2012

The Ethiopian population in July 2011 became 82.1 million (out of which 17 % is urban). During the same year 65.8% of the rural, 91.5% of the urban and 68.5% of the average population is being provided by potable water. This is the reality!!! What is the motive of this lie? I think either the neo liberalist ideoloy that insists to the privatization of water supply system or the interest of charity organizations to collect billions of dollars that aims to enrich their pockets in the name of the poor in the world. Guys shame on you!!!!!

[artleads]

12:12 AM on 03/31/2012

I'm finding it difficult to understand how water, a thing that flows ceaselessly from one part of the earth to another, can be looked at in national terms. Maybe we should follow the water, and see what *ITS* jurisdictional boundaries (if any) might be. Then human policy should be guided by what the water's jurisdiction dictates. Since water serves all life, depriving any life form of water, which is its birthright, is an abomination. Nationality has nothing to do with it.

[Jifar of Jimma]

07:34 PM on 03/30/2012

The unfolding problem in developing pooorest countries is a fertile source of income for the "people" in the Charities organizations. Billions of Dollars are gathered but where is the change!! Ridiculous, embarrassing!! Same data fabricated for over decades of years!

[misterjake]

04:08 PM on 03/30/2012

I feel bad for these people but one simple fact still remains.

If you cannot care for your children and provide basic necessities like food, shelter, clothing and water then do not have them in the first place.

[Fonsini]

03:56 PM on 03/30/2012

I recall the same headlines when I was in high school, I think they just change the dates.

[mo girl]

01:34 PM on 03/30/2012

. . . . and now many greedy corporations are moving in to privatize water for profit. They already sell TAP water at 1900% cost over drawing from the tap, and use misleading labels of "natural' or "spring" while drawn on many public utility systems in Maine and other states.

[donttrustem]

01:24 PM on 03/30/2012

#1 - move to the where the water is
#2 - move to where ther is food
#3 - what the heck, move to the USA- since we're kicking out the hispanics, we need experienced farm workers

[Johnangry]

03:00 PM on 03/30/2012

Be careful with what you say. As we speak, water rights are evaporating into the hands of then greedy. Look at the ballots in many states this November.

Think of it like this: if you can drain a river, you can hold the population down stream hostage. If you are an oil company, you can poison the water of populations and then come in with the solution: water from the places you purchased water rights.

It is happening all over the world. If you want evidence, look around the US, the rivers are nowhere nearly as high as they used to be.

American corporations are evil.

[donttrustem]

03:32 PM on 03/30/2012

American corporations made way for billions of people to be born and live a longer, happier, healthier life than in previous generations.

[Russello Giuseppe]

09:28 PM on 03/31/2012

et l inde et la chine et l oceanie et les inuites ...

[cosmicdart]

12:52 PM on 03/30/2012

This is what happens when the population of an area of the Earth outstrips it's fresh water supply. Fresh water is becoming the new commodity upon which monitory systems are based. Drinking water will soon outflank fossil fuels. Since it takes 8,000 BTU of energy to distill one gallon of ocean water, fresh water is energy, the new energy. The waste heat from a nuclear power plant could supply large amounts of drinking water for Ethiopia as a by-product of producing energy if only they had them, but there's no such thing as a safe nuclear power plant? How do we make them safe?

[Zebnick69]

11:49 AM on 03/30/2012

This story reminds me of a bit done by the late, great Sam Kinneson. Hes talking about the drought in Africa and he reaches down like he's picking something up and says, "Ya know what this is? Sand! A hundred years ago it was sand. Ya know what it will be in a hundred years from now? SAND!..........MOVE!!!"

[Carly freedom]

08:45 AM on 03/30/2012

Wake up people! Water will be the new oil. Colonization from the Brits started the problem by declaring that anyone without a sovereign nation, would automatically be owned by the English. Their homes, their lands, and their people. As they threw the villagers out of their homes, took all the good lands, raped and pillaged the soil and then leave a disaster in it's path. On top of this, they expected the villagers to pay this vast amount of wealth for all of Britain's help. Their are still black families working as slaves to be finally paid off to set their parents free.

[Zebnick69]

11:52 AM on 03/30/2012

How is it living in the past?

[AnimalLover6]

05:29 AM on 03/30/2012

If people want to know what's really going on with water, globally, you need to watch this documentary. It will blow your mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbWsWPgUx8

[eugeneriggs]

09:41 AM on 03/30/2012

You're right this is mind blowing. So what do we do about it? It's a travisty that our corrupt government gives billions of dollars to countries that want to kill us, we have a 100% corrupt system including our persent day government that blows more money than we have and we are not helping anyone in any way. So sad.

We need to change i.e. overhaul our system if that is even possible. We think to some degree we are a Christian nation, well the White House and Oil companies and big pharma have no idea of the meaning of Christian.

[CH M]

05:26 AM on 03/30/2012

Maybe I'm cynical, but will they be outfitting these destitute Ethiopians in silver-tab jeans for the photographs, and will the families get to keep them? For as much as Americans love to pat themselves on the back about USA for Africa and Save the Children this and that Charities, the problem of worldwide starvation still persists. I was horrified to see a 25 year anniversary for We Are The World!! Shouldn't the first one (25 years ago) have eliminated the problem, and isn't a 25 year anniversary for a hunger charity a silent admission of 25 failures?!! To me, capitalism is an even bigger problem than famine. It is probably the reason why famine even exists in the first place.

[realitytrumpsbull]

03:32 AM on 03/30/2012

Is there a REAL crisis, here, or one being fabricated by the media to present to the public, to try and manipulate the public to maybe support a government apportionment to build a water treatment and purification system, a 'shovel ready' project, perhaps? Nowhere in this 'news story' is an interview with an actual citizen of Ethiopia, nor progress report on what the Ethiopians might already be accomplishing for themselves. Just because people don't have a lot of money doesn't make them helpless, or incompetent. Here in America, we have lots of money, but still have water problems because we waste it saturating our Scott's Turfbuilder. That, and the fountain holding up the battleship in the front yard. Arid desert countries fended for themselves long before the west showed up with all our goodies and gadgets that let us support vastly more people in a highly concentrated area of land than Nature would normally permit. We call it 'progress'. The African continent counts some 1.1 billion people. Why hasn't there been a massive influx of people from other African nations to go and render such aid as might honestly be possible or necessary, to Ethiopia? Also, to the east, there is Saudi Arabia, the indoor ski resort people. Are they going to pitch in and help, somehow? Or did they already say 'no solicitors'? Maybe instead, teach the folks there to help themselves if they're so inclined.

[Yonnas]

04:45 AM on 03/30/2012

Co-author.

[AnimalLover6]

05:27 AM on 03/30/2012

Not only is there a real water crisis in Ethiopia--there's going to be a real water crisis globally within the next 20 years, including in the U.S. Why do you think the multinational corporations are working so hard to get the Republicans in office here? They want to take over the water supply in this nation. They've already taken over the supply in eight states. They call it "blue gold," because they know that it's the next great most valuable resource on the planet. If you want to know what's really going on here, and elsewhere, in terms of the threat of water shortage, you should watch this film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbWsWPgUx8

[Zebnick69]

11:58 AM on 03/30/2012

Are we "using up" all the water in the world? LOL! Where does it go? Outer space?

[thinkabtit39]

04:54 PM on 04/01/2012

I'm sure, they pay the Dems just as much as the Repubs. They are ALL crooked, have you not figured this out yet?