Privatization in both rich and poor countries can mean many

cannot access safe water

In Tanzania, in a region where currently 11 million lives are at risk from water
shortage, these policies are having serious impacts. Privatization led to
increased prices and lack of access, rather than increased access.

In Bolivia, even though much of the major city covered by the

documentary was connected up by the global water company, the poor could
not afford the connection charges.

Numerous health and social problems developed, especially for the

children and the poor were resorting to illegal connections.

The documentary noted that the poor in the richest country in the world
were also affected by similar global problems. Like families in Tanzania,
many African Americans in Detroit were finding they needed to make daily
trips to get water. The documentary followed the struggle of a woman who
had fallen behind on her water bills because her disabled husband’s medical
bills had grown so much.