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Water and sanitation in developing countries
There are more than 2.4 billion people around the globe who do not have access to safe, hygienic water and sanitation facilities. About 2 million people die every year from diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. Most of these people are children younger than the age 5. The most important reasons for this are the lack of financial sources, bad hygiene and insufficient facilities in hospitals, schools and other public areas.
Water for sale
Everybody has the right to have acces to clean (drinking) water. But in some countries water was made a vendible good. In 2002, in Ghana, the urban water supply got privatized. Due to this, the people of Ghana have to spend 10-20 percent of their income on their water. This privatization of the water supply is of course heavily discussed.
Enough water
Water and sanitation facilities are very important. Many people die due to bad facilities. Often there is enough water in a country but the problem is getting it to the right places and to clean the water. Water pipes and water pumps are scarce in developing countries. The countries do not have the money to buy or place these desperatly needed facilities.
NABUUR and water and sanitation
One of the issues where NABUUR is active had to do with water and sanitation facilities. The volunteers of NABUUR think about solutions to get water pumps in certain villages, create awareness campaigns for local communities about filthy water and the write plans for better and hygienic toilets.
If you would like to work on improving water and sanitation for a community in a developing country:
>> Help a community in a developing country on NABUUR.com, click here
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