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Growing up, Amaka Godfrey remembers how much of her life revolved around water.

She'd have to lug a can of water to her primary school in Nigeria each day, which had no water of its own. Later, in boarding school, she'd chain a can of water to her bed each night to prevent classmates from stealing it.

A new report from the World Health Organization shows that Godfrey's experience is shared by many. One in four people lack access to safe drinking water, according the report.

That's over 2 billion people who aren't able to simply turn on the tap in their home, workplace or school and get a glass of water they know will be clean.

Even more people, 3.4 billion, aren't able to reliably use safe sanitation systems, like toilets with plumbing. About 354 million people

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