Water Problems in Africa: Lack of Good Drinking water

During our trip to Africa, we came across this village in Mali. There is only one stream in the village which serves as the source of drinking water and the source of water for domestic purposes. This stream is the only source of water in the village besides rain water and the major problem is that, this stream is miles upon miles away from the village and people especially children have to walk miles upon miles every single day to fetch water.

They go to fetch water with pots and carry them on their heads and walk miles upon miles every day with heavy pots of water on their heads. I was shocked how these people survive because they don't even boil the water and they don't treat the water before drinking which to me is very dangerous because of diseases such as bilharzia and the guinea worm diseases which are very common in this part of the world.

We then decided to construct one borehole with a pump in the center of the village to provide them with clean water and at least save them the time and energy of having to walk miles just to fetch water every single day and these people were more than happy and they sang and danced just to thank us for given them clean water which isn't enough though for the entire village but they were very very happy.

If you have the time and energy and you are planning to go to Africa then these are some of the things you can do to help the poor people living in the villages. Don't just waste your time in the cities because life in the cities is far better than life in the villages. If you are able to get to Africa, then don't forget to visit a village and make a difference and you will never forget.

most of us take things for granted. There is a constant supply of water throughout my town yet some people in Africa don't even have access to clean drinking water.

It is very sad to hear these things but that is life and there is little of nothing we can do about it.

I am planning to visit Africa with my family come next year and I hope to be able to make a difference in someone else' life.

Water is basic necessity and nobody should be denied access to water. We must do all we can to make sure that every living thing on this planet has access to water.

[Jennifer.lara]

Africa is one of the country in the world where people have no more access to clean and safe drinking water. Water is the basic need of human and without it we are unable to survive. Even UN thinks that water is a Basic Fundamental Human Right.

But still there are some non-profit organizations who are working for the welfare of human and working for such cause, W4KI.org is one of them. Water 4 Kids International is a human supporting group who drills deep wells and provide clean and drinkable water to the people of rural areas of East Africa and Central India.

Most of the people of Uganda have no access to clean drinking water, as a result they fall in water borne diseases i.e. Typhoid fever and Cholera. They have rain harvesting and catchment systems, water filtration systems and provide hygiene and sanitation education.