Pump Aid and the benefits of clean water
In the UK access to clean water is something we take for granted. The complete opposite is true for many people around the world. Pump Aid was founded to provide a sustainable water solution and better sanitation provisions for communities in need.
Water & sanitation go hand in hand and by donating 2% of its turnover 4R has supported Pump Aid in empowering communities in Kukalambo, White, Mandebvu, Gwetsere and Mchonkhwe to break free from water poverty.
Programmes are designed to end aid dependency by encouraging local investment, the creation of jobs and increased prosperity by building sustainable local economies.
Health
Rural communities risk debilitating disease and death with every sip of water with 880 million people using and drinking water from unsafe sources
Nearly half of the developing world’s population are lacking adequate sanitation
Just under two million people a year are killed by diarrhoeal infections alone, mostly vulnerable children, almost 4500 a day
The World Health Authority estimates that 94% of these diarrhoeal cases are preventable through modifications to the rural environment, that increase access to clean water and improved sanitation
Security
Usually, it’s women and girls who are responsible for collecting water
They walk, on average, six kilometres a day, carrying 20 litres of water at a time. Read more here.
These journeys expose them to sexual violence and even animal attack
An open well is dangerous for children and elderly people
Water can be easily contaminated
Education & Development
Cleaner water from sources closer to the community allows for more children to attend school
Time spent collecting water is time not spent tending crops, not being educated, not looking after children. It is time wasted
These communities need access to clean water to drink, wash and use to grow crops for food and an income
Community-Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs)
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