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Mariet Verhoef-Cohen

Mariet Verhoef-Cohen. SI/E President 2007-2009. Soroptimists go for Water. Too much Too little Too dirty. Programme areas. Human Rights/ Status of Women Education and Culture Economic and social development Health Environment International goodwill and understanding.

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Mariet Verhoef-Cohen

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  1. Mariet Verhoef-Cohen SI/E President 2007-2009

  2. Soroptimists go for Water Too much Too little Too dirty

  3. Programme areas • Human Rights/ Status of Women • Education and Culture • Economic and social development • Health • Environment • International goodwill and understanding

  4. Did you know that: • it takes 5,680 litres of water to process one barrel of beer • it takes 1,000 litres to produce 1 litre of milk • to process one chicken we need 44 litres of water • to process one can of fruit or vegetables we need 35 litres of water • about 25,700 litres of water is required to grow a day's food for a family of four. • it takes 4,100 litres of water of a medium cotton T-shirt • it takes 2,400 litres of water to produce a hamburger • it takes 8,000 litres of water for a pair of shoes

  5. Millennium Development Goals • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Achieve universal primary education • Promote gender equality and empower women • Reduce child mortality • Improve Maternal Health • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership for development

  6. World population • Current population 6.5 billion • No clean drinking water 1.1 billion 17% • No sanitation 2.6 billion 40%

  7. World population

  8. UNDPUnited Nations Development Programme • 4.900 children die daily from water-related deseases • Children miss 443 million school days per year • 50% of poor country population have health problems • Millions of women spend many hours per day getting water. • The “poor” pay 5-10 times more for water than the “rich”

  9. Awareness Advocacy Action

  10. UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Kul Gautam“Providing water is in a way liberating and empowering women, a lack of water is not just an inconvenience for women it actually enslaves them. Once you provide water and sanitation, it really liberates them and it really opens up a virtuous cycle of development: girls can go to school; they will become better mothers, better citizens and that leads to national development.”

  11. Thank you and good luck

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