A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in poor countries are brought by poor water and dirty environment. In those countries. women and girls spend several hours collecting polluted water far away from their homes. The polluted water is bad for their health.
Here is a short story about Kitty. a 12-year-old girl in Niger. She learned that hand-washing was very important when the school first got clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, "You shouldn't eat with me if you don't clean your hands. "Her father was very angry and shouted at her. "It's not up to you to tell me what to do!" Stunned（目瞪口呆）, Kitty sat quietly, but she knew she was right. Toprotest, Kitty didn't eat dinner that night. After her father asked Kitty's head teacher, he understood the importance of hand-washing and his daughter's purpose. The girl really wanted her families to live longer and healthier.
For people in poor countries, clean water can change many things, so from now on, let's try our best to save water and this is very important to people all over the world.
