Case Study - Water Aid Flashcards
5 of the countries where water aid is in
Ethiopia , Kenya , Rwanda , Uganda , Malawi
5 of the countries where water aid is in
Ethiopia , Kenya , Rwanda , Uganda , Malawi
Social Benefits of water aid
Hygiene has improved
Better sanitation
Better access to water
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Social Problems of water aid
Population pressures as village size increases
Environmental benefit of water aid
More access to water for crops
Less sewage waste
Economic benefit of water aid
£73 million was given to water aid in 2014
Economic problems of water aid
They install the pumps and wells but the government doesn’t spend money on maintaining them so after a while the people have to return to unsafe drinking water
Four key facts of water aid
Water aid are a non governmental organisation that install wells and hand pumps in Africa .
They cast £2.92 each and use tech that local people can use maintain and repair.
Since 1981 28.5 million people have got clean water .
Longer term affects of water aid
Benefits all areas of people lives from health and schooling to work and income , generating better families and community relations and improved nutrition