Kids In Africa Getting Water

Worldwide women and girls spend an estimated 200 million hours daily collecting water it s a colossal waste of their valuable time. Both 5 year olds live in rural kenya and like millions of african children they help their mothers carry water every day.

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At least 17 million women and girls in africa collect water every day which increases their risk of sexual abuse disease and dropping out of school a study published on wednesday has found.

Kids in africa getting water. You will allow children to get back to school instead of collecting dirty water all day. Vickie butcher had discovered her love for the african. Louis sullivan initiated to create and support the goal to establish safe water throughout africa.

As a result children are particularly vulnerable to dangerous life threatening diseases such as malaria diarrhea acute respiratory infections and anemia. Meet two of them. Lack of education and limited access to resources make it difficult for many african villages to find sustainable ways to get clean water.

See aysha s story here. When you give to help build a well you ll make sustainable agriculture possible. You can help break the cycle of poverty in africa.

Leon sullivan civil rights activist and humanitarian at the 2 nd african american summit in libreville gabon where dr. For the other it s a seven minute stroll. Richard butcher and vickie butcher founded water for children africa inspired by the leadership of rev.

Though they live just 16 miles apart for one getting water is a three hour struggle. Often children have to walk miles every morning to get water from wells in other villages. In niger 42 of children under the age of five are stunted due to malnutrition.

In afar ethiopia 13 year old aysha trudges eight hours round trip every day to collect water for herself and her family. You ll help fathers find more time to care for their family maintain a farm and even run a small business. Very touching and eye opening look at the water children in africa are forced to drink on a daily basis which has lead to 3 5 million deaths each year.

Many african countries are very poor and very dry so they get massive droughts. The water crisis in africa affects millions of men women and children across both urban and rural communities.

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