| Overview: Water & Sanitation |
| The world water crisis is one of the largest public health issues of our time. Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world’s population) lack access to safe drinking water. A third of the world’s population lives without basic sanitation infrastructure like a toilet. Every day 4,500 children die from illnesses like diarrhea, dysentery, and cholera caused by dirty water and unhygienic living conditions. In fact, out of the 2.2 million unsafe drinking water deaths in 2004, 90% were children under the age of five. We can’t fight poverty and rebuild communities without tackling the clean water problem. As part of our integrated approach, we’re getting safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities in need in Liberia. |
| Liberia |
The statistics in Liberia are no different. The water supply and sanitation sector has seriously deteriorated after 14 years of civil war that left approximately 80 percent of the population living in absolute poverty and 54 percent in extreme poverty (living on less than US$1/per day). Even before the war, waterborne diseases were a problem in Liberia. This was exacerbated during the war when many water points and water systems were damaged. While the Government of Liberia is currently working along its partners to restore pipe borne water supply to Monrovia and its environs, the country faces serious healthcare challenges regarding waterborne diseases like Cholera and Diarrhea.
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While significant progress has been made since the end of the war, still only 25% of Liberians have access to safe drinking water. Many Liberians continue to drink contaminated water because of unsafe water treatment and distribution systems and unsafe water storage and handling practices. As such, diarrheal diseases remain among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, especially for children under 5 years of age. Epidemics of cholera and acute bloody diarrhea occur during the rainy season when the water and sanitary conditions are deplorable.
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What We Do
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FACE Africa works to bring clean and safe drinking water to those in need through long lasting projects implemented by local partners. We implement a host of water solutions including:
- Hand Dug Wells
- Drilled Wells
- Rehabilitation of Existing Wells
- Distribution of Point-to-Use Water Treatment Solutions
- Training Water & Sanitation Committees
- Building Communal Latrines
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