Almost 24 million people don't have a decent toilet.
Almost 24 million people don't have a decent toilet.
That's close to 3 out of 4 people.
3.9 million people don't have clean water close to home
3.9 million people don't have clean water close to home
That's 1 in 5 of the population.
Almost 1,600 children under 5 die each year from diarrhea.
Almost 1,600 children under 5 die each year from diarrhea.
Caused by dirty water and poor toilets.
Kiosks for clean water
Zuwera Abdul Latif, 22, stands in front of the water kiosk we are helping to build in Kakpayili-Shizugu. It looks quite simple, just concrete and steel, but soon it will change normal daily life for her and her community.
Currently, Zuwera has to risk her health. “I go to the dam to fetch water. In a day I can go four times. The water is awful. it is green and you see insects in it." With no clean water source in the area, she would travel to the dam even when she was pregnant.
But the new kiosk will sell water at a price that's affordable for the entire community. All the revenue will go towards maintaining the new clean water supply for the long-term.
It will mean safer water closer to home for Zuwera and her newborn daughter. “I’m happy because when the water comes we will be cleaner every day," she says. "We will not fall sick. Everyone is happy about it."