aid case study

Question 1

Aid project in an LEDC

Answer 1

water aid Chittagong Hill Bangladesh

Question 2

why is the water aid project needed in bangladesh

Answer 2

• groundwater is scarce and the walk for water can take a long time
• often dangerous as women walk for miles over steep terrain
• due to a lack of clean water, diarrhoea and dysentery are common among people
• the stream water collected is often unsafe to drink and contaminated with animal faeces and bacteria

Question 3

what does the water aid project in bangladesh do

Answer 3

• organises the installation of a gravity flow water system
• water is trapped at its source in the hills and then piped down to storage tanks below- a network of pipes then supplies the water to communities in the villages where people can get clean, safe water close to their homes
• 59 villages have been helped but the aim is 500
• built using local people from the villages which helped train them how to use and fix them if needed
• the project is paid for by each household contributing 15 takas (16p) a month to the cost of supplying the water

Question 4

how were people lives changed by the water aid project in bangladesh

Answer 4

• children are no longer required to walk dangerous journeys that can take hours several times a day and are now able to go to school and receive an education which can help to get a higher paying job in the future
• people are able to grow more and better quality crops so have more food and more money from selling them
• improves the sanitation and hygiene in the local area