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In some countries women and children spend most of the day fetching water for home use.

In Canada, each person uses over 300 litres of water each day. That's about three big bathtubs full!

300 litres of water is about 3 bathtubs full

In Africa, each person uses about 3 litres of water each day. That's just a puddle in a bathtub!

Water use in Africa.


 
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