Lack of Water in AfricaLack of Water in AfricaBy: Claire CompagnaBy: Claire Compagna

Where is Africa?Where is Africa?

• Africa is a continent directly below Africa is a continent directly below Europe and is made up of 54 Europe and is made up of 54 countries.countries.

Why is this an Issue?Why is this an Issue?

• A lack of water in Africa is a huge issue because of several A lack of water in Africa is a huge issue because of several reasons. Firstly, There are so many people that get ill and reasons. Firstly, There are so many people that get ill and sick because of either the lack of water or the unclean water sick because of either the lack of water or the unclean water that they do get. Secondly, many kids and especially girls do that they do get. Secondly, many kids and especially girls do not get the chance to go to school like we do. Instead, every not get the chance to go to school like we do. Instead, every day, they have to get up knowing they have at least a 2 hour day, they have to get up knowing they have at least a 2 hour walk to get water, then have to carry the heavy containers walk to get water, then have to carry the heavy containers filled with water back. Another reason why the lack of water filled with water back. Another reason why the lack of water is such an issue is because it is an endless cycle that is very is such an issue is because it is an endless cycle that is very hard to break out of. First, because only the man can work, hard to break out of. First, because only the man can work, and only the boys can go to school they are left with half the and only the boys can go to school they are left with half the income then if the woman could work instead of having to income then if the woman could work instead of having to go get water. Second, since the girl is not educated, she can go get water. Second, since the girl is not educated, she can not work when she grows up and has her own family, so not work when she grows up and has her own family, so nothing can change.nothing can change.

A lack of water in Africa is a huge issue due to several factors. Firstly, so many people get sick because of either the lack of water or unclean water that they do drink. Secondly, many kids and especially girls, do not get the chance to go to school like we do. Instead, every day, they have to get up and walk at least 2 hours to get water, then carry the heavy containers filled with water back to their families. This makes the cycle of poverty very hard to break out of. Because only the men can work and only the boys can go to school, they are left with half the income then if the woman could work instead of having to go get water. Since the girls are not educated, they can not work when they grow up and have their own family, nothing changes and the cycle continues.

Why Is This an Issue?

Results of Lack of WaterResults of Lack of WaterResults From Lack of Water

Cholera

Typhoid Fever

arsenicosis

Cancer

Intestinal Worms

Dehydration

Death

-1 in every 8 people lack access to clean water

-Every day, 10 000 children under the age of 5 die of water-related illnesses

-Half of the world’s hospital beds are filled with people suffering from water-related diseases

-Each flush of our toilets uses the same amount of water that one person in Africa uses all day for washing, drinking, cleaning and cooking

Interesting Facts on Lack of Water in Africa

Clean Water…

IMPROVES EDUCATION

EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES

CHANGES LIVES

IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXaL9aLy4r8

Imagine…Imagine…

• Imagine every day you got up Imagine every day you got up knowing that there was no safe water knowing that there was no safe water to drinkto drink

Imagine that more then once a day, Imagine that more then once a day, you had to walk about 6km to get you had to walk about 6km to get water, and had to carry about 44 water, and had to carry about 44 pounds of water back on your head pounds of water back on your head instead of going to school.instead of going to school.

THERE IS A SOLUTION!THERE IS A SOLUTION!

• One person alone does One person alone does not not have to have to provide wells or hand pumps for provide wells or hand pumps for every village in Africa. But if every village in Africa. But if everyone did their part in making a everyone did their part in making a small donation, this tragedy would small donation, this tragedy would not exist.not exist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cpBpIxYh7M

Thanks for Watching!

Sources:

The Guardian Newspaper

Wikipedia

Youtube

Dropinthebucket.org

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Unicef.org