{"id":22020,"date":"2023-08-02T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/our-foundation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:20:00","slug":"our-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/en-in\/our-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Our foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The We Are Water Foundation is an initiative of Roca Group, world leader in bathroom spaces, with presence in more than 170 countries<\/strong>. Since its establishment it has been committed to the environment, both in the development of its products and in its production processes. Roca Group is aware that water is a unique and limited resource, and for this reason it has spent more than 50 years developing the most advanced water and energy saving devices in its products, thus contributing to a more balanced and sustainable coexistence with our environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the creation of the We Are Water Foundation, Roca Group’s commitment reaches a new level: solidarity with those affected by the lack of water and sanitation <\/strong>and help to alleviate the negative consequences of this injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Almost 1\/3 of the world population<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

lack access to basic sanitation system do not have access to safely managed health infrastructures. This is equivalent to about 2.1 billion people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2025, water withdrawals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

will increase by 50%<\/strong> in developing countries, and 18% in developed countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 1 out of 12 individuals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

worldwide – 838 million<\/strong> – don’t have access to enough freshwater to meet their basic needs of drinking, cooking and cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every 20 seconds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

a person dies from diseases caused by misuse of water<\/strong>. This means 2 million deaths a year<\/strong>, the majority are minor children..<\/p>\n\n\n\n