Women and children usually have no alternative but to collect water with a rope and bucket from very deep unprotected well. The reality of this is that:
- Diarrhoea from drinking dirty water kills more children in Busangi than any other causes.
- Malaria accounts for a further 15% of child deaths and is easily spread through unprotected water sources.
- Women and children can spend up to six hours each day just to get enough water for the family. The water they fetch is often contaminated with parasites.
Access to clean water dramatically reduces the incidence of children getting sick or dying from water-borne diseases.
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