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Two months of drinking water supply for a family in Uganda

Drinking water shortage Drinking water shortage

Two months of drinking water supply for a family in Uganda
Day 18
and what you can do about it with simple means

Pean and her daughters had to fetch their water daily from a polluted pond near their house. Although Pean boiled the water, it was so contaminated that the family regularly suffered from fever and diarrhea. When Pean was made aware that bio-sand water filters were being installed in her village, she immediately signed up for a water filter for herself and her daughters. She learned how to build a water filter herself and received hygiene training so that she could benefit from the clean water in the future. Although building the filter was hard, it was worth it: Pean's daughters get sick less often, which also means that the family no longer has to pay for hospital visits, which the family could not afford anyway.

and what you can do about it with simple means
need
Illness caused by contaminated drinking water
activity
Bio-sand water filters are installed
Measurable performance
Number of families that can be supplied with filtered drinking water
Result
Reduction in water pollution-related diseases
Systemically relevant impact
Comprehensive drinking water supply through the bio-sand water filter and containment of diseases
background

In developing countries, children still die from preventable diseases such as diarrhea or cholera. According to UNICEF, 88% of these diseases are caused by contaminated drinking water. Around 1.1 million children die from this every year. Access to clean water and compliance with hygiene standards help to prevent children and their families from becoming life-threateningly infected by bacteria or germs. The bio-sand water filter turns 1 liter of contaminated water into drinking water in 1 minute. The filter usually supplies a family of six with clean water, works without electricity and is extremely durable. Access to clean drinking water reduces the rate of disease, so that children can go to school regularly and parents can go to work permanently.

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The good deed

The bio-sand water filter is a simple and cost-effective way to turn contaminated water into drinking water. In addition, residents are informed about the risks of contaminated water and the importance of maintaining hygiene standards (such as washing hands after using the toilet). The bio-sand water filter provides a family of six with fresh water every day, who would otherwise be forced to boil it every day or pay exorbitant prices at the markets.

AboutUganda
Kampala
Kampala
Capital city
35,357,000 (2013)
35,357,000 (2013)
Population
589 US$
589 US$
Gross domestic product per capita per year
161
161
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Uganda has a diverse flora and fauna. The people are just as diverse: 40 different ethnic groups with their own languages, customs and cults live in the country.
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