Water and Learning: Does Staying Hydrated Help You Learn?
Chris Lamph, CEO of Knowledge Tree Training, explains the importance of hydration in learning and development and why Knowledge Tree has chosen to partner with GiveMeTap.
We all need it to survive and thrive
The UK has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world. Yet we're encouraged to drink water out of plastic bottles. As well as the increasing unnecessary plastic consumption, it's also creating a water crisis...
663 million lack access to clean water. Right now.
Today, almost 1 in 10 people don't have access to clean water and around 2.4 billion people live without proper sanitation. The majority of these people live in the world's economically challenged communities, places that are experiencing rapid population growth.
It is predicted that global water demand could double by 2050.
So we need to do something.
Now.
How is it all connected?
In many areas, water scarcity is not the problem. Often, communities are living right on top of clean water source but don't the economic means or machinery available to get it. Lack of access to water as significant implications on general health, sanitation, the wellbeing of women and children and the environment.
Health crisis
Dirty water claims more lives than any war has ever claimed with guns. 3.4 million people die each year from water related diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis.
In Africa alone, around 115 people die every hour from diseases linked to poor sanitation, poor hygiene and contaminated water.
Most of these water related deaths are children.
By simply giving access to clean water and eradicating these diseases, we could save millions of lives.
Health crisis
Women and ChildrenAround the world, women spend 16 million hours collecting drinking water each day. The jerry can - the container commonly used for water transport in Africa - can weigh over 40 pounds when full. That’s the equivalent of carrying your holiday suitcase on your head for at least 6 hours without a sitdown. The long, daily treks become a dangerous activity, putting women at increased risk of violence, rape and animal attacks.
As the main gatherers of water, women and girls are also the first to be exposed to waterborne disease. Not only does this have serious implications on their own health but also on the health of their children.
Access to clean, safe drinking water can give women and girls the opportunity to stay in education, find work and reduce gender inequality as well as keeping them safe and healthy.
Health crisis
The Environment The production and distribution of bottled water is 2,000 times more energy intensive than the production of tap water.And ironically, most bottled water comes from tap water systems.
Around 77% of plastic bottles are not recycled and end up in landfill.
So just by using your GiveMeTap stainless steel reusable water bottle every day, not only are you staying hydrated, you’re also reducing your carbon footprint and helping preserve our beautiful planet for future generations.
