On September 20, the Senate unanimously passed the Water for the World Act, which would enable the United States to help provide sustainable access to lifesaving water and sanitation services for 100 million people worldwide.

The House of Representatives needs to vote on this before it leaves for fall recess, so right now your emails could determine the fate of this bill—whether it falls into legislative oblivion or reaches the President's desk.

Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor hygiene practices, sickens or kills thousands of people every day, and leads to impoverishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more. Today, almost 1 billion people around the world lack clean water access and 2.5 billion don't have sanitation. Diarrhea is one of the world's top killers.

Access to safe water and sanitation is at the heart of achieving many of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, including reducing child mortality, ending extreme hunger, attaining universal primary education and empowering women.

Please sign up in calling on your representatives to see that this important bill is passed!