UN: Many African children at risk from lack of clean water
2023年3月22日 · An estimated 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from inadequate access to clean water and sanitation facilities exposing them to hygiene …
Water within reach: Compare two 5-year-olds’ walk for water
2017年4月11日 · Meet two of them: Cheru and Kamama. Both 5-year-olds live in rural Kenya, and like millions of African children, they help their mothers carry water every day. Though they live just 16 miles apart, for one, getting water is a three-hour struggle; for the other, it’s a seven-minute stroll. Walk with them.
Gete's Story: A 360-Video Africa Journey for Water | Lifewater
2018年5月13日 · Give clean water to vulnerable people in Ethiopia now. Gete lives with her husband, her four children, and her mother-in-law. She used to walk forty minutes, every day, on an unsafe path to and from a water source, to collect water for her family. Every day, she would carry two jerry cans of water back home, each weighing about 44 pounds.
Water for Life: an African Photo Exhibit - Our World
These powerful photographs illustrate how, in many communities in Africa and beyond, people rely on strong connections to each other as they go through a daily struggle to provide water for themselves and their families.
How Long Does It Take to Get Water? For Aysha, Eight Hours a Day
Worldwide, women and girls spend an estimated 200 million hours — daily — collecting water. It’s a colossal waste of their valuable time. In Afar, Ethiopia, 13-year-old Aysha trudges eight hours, round trip, every day to collect water for herself and her family. See Aysha's story here
Time Spent Fetching Water Keeps Girls Out of School in Nigeria
2022年2月11日 · The days begin early for 13-year-old Uzzaya Idris, who lives with her family in Gabarin, a village in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi state. She's up by 6 a.m. every morning to …
1,303 African Children Drinking Water Stock Photos & High-Res …
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CBBC Newsround | LIFE FOR AFRICAN KIDS | Water
Three quarters of children have diarrhoea and other diseases from the bad water. In Tanzania, children spend an average of two hours a day collecting water, although some spend up to...
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The World Bank estimates that water-related illnesses kill more African children under age five than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Water scarcity in Africa prevents many young children, especially girls, from attending school and receiving an education as they are expected to aid their mothers in water retrieval and household chores.
Facts - Water for Children Africa
Women bear the main responsibility for collecting water in sub-Saharan Africa. They are responsible for over 72% of the water collected in the region. When a community gets clean water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
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