An estimated 4,000 people die every day as a direct result of contaminated water with children being the hardest hit. Polluted drinking water claims more lives than all forms of violence combined including war, and claims the lives of more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Each day, women and children walk miles to collect water that is so contaminated they know it will kill those they love. The countless hours spent collecting water is time not spent in school, often causing girls to fall behind and eventually drop out.