P&G Provides 850 Million Litres of Safe Drinking Water to Kenyan Children

Children are particularly affected by the lack of access to safe drinking water. Diarrhoeal disease, usually caused by poor water quality, insufficient hygiene, or inadequate sanitation, is the third leading cause of death among children under five. It is estimated that almost 340,000 children globally die annually from these diseases – 3,100 of whom are Kenyans.

P&G scientists used cleaning technology research to invent P&G Purifier of Water packets in partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company used its innovative capability to pack the power of a water treatment plant into a small 4 gram sachet.

The product is pretty simple to use. One just needs a bucket, a spoon, a cloth and a small P&G packet. People can purify 10 liters of dirty, water in only 30 minutes providing enough drinking water for a family of five for one day.

Going forward, P&G has pledged to deliver 15 billion litres of clean water globally by 2020 through the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program.