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Ensuring the supply of drinking water: Action against hunger
Why Kenya: FundiFix
Why Sierra Leone: Action against hunger
Slider Kenya: FundiFix
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Ensuring the supply of drinking water
A safe water supply is essential for a healthy life. However, not everyone in the world has the opportunity or access to clean drinking water. Sometimes the necessary infrastructure is lacking, for example in rural areas, or the necessary knowledge to repair valuable wells. An improved drinking water supply prevents the spread of diseases transmitted through unclean water, which are among the main causes of child and maternal mortality. For the people in the region, clean water not only means fewer illnesses and therefore more frequent school attendance, but also a generally improved quality of life.
Where we help
Water is the basis of life and that is precisely why everyone needs and should have access to clean drinking water. To advance this, we have joined forces with our partners in Kenya and Sierra Leone.
Why Kenya
17 million Kenyans in rural areas do not have access to a basic water supply and about half of them (8 million) rely on surface water for their drinking water needs (source: FundiFix ). Unclean water can be particularly dangerous for children, as they are more susceptible to infectious diseases and diarrhea. A good and intact infrastructure is necessary for a comprehensive supply of clean drinking water. In Kenya, this infrastructure already exists, but is not intact everywhere and therefore needs to be repaired.
Why Sierra Leone
The country, weakened by civil war and Ebola, suffers from destroyed or missing infrastructure. In addition to economic and structural difficulties, the population in Sierra Leone also struggles with the insecure food situation. This is the main reason for chronic malnutrition in the population. In addition, the country struggles with one of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world. Reasons for these high rates include diarrheal diseases, which are due to the lack of access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities.
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What we want to achieve
Together with our partner organizations in Kenya and Sierra Leone, we have set ourselves clear goals. These must be achieved in order to give as many people there as possible access to clean drinking water.
How we work
We have teamed up with those who are experts in helping around the world: verified national and international aid organizations. We trust them because we can see exactly how they use the money. This way we can be sure that our help reaches the right people.
Our selected partners in the supply of clean drinking water are FundiFix and Action Against Hunger.
All funding projects
Here you can find at a glance all the funding projects that you can support.
