Asia
India: As diverse as some continents
Asia is an incredibly large landmass and has so much diversity that we can’t explain the entirety of it here. Likewise, India is diverse—in its people, climate, and geography. Almost one-sixth of the world’s population, or 1.1 billion people, live in India. Approximately 35% of the total population is illiterate and more than 25% live below the poverty line. People’s daily efforts often go toward meeting subsistence needs.
The level of health for residents of villages, in general, is far from good. Because of impure drinking water and lack of public sanitation, dysentery and typhoid are common diseases. Water For People has concentrated its efforts in one of India’s poorest regions, the state of West Bengal, serving 158,236 safe water beneficiaries and 84,367 sanitation beneficiaries in 2009.
