Chad Flashcards
what percentage of chad has access to clean drinking water?
53%
how much of chad has access to sanitation?
16%
how many children die due to water related disease, and what age?
1/5 before the age of 5
how many childen have access to clean drinking water?
1 in 2
what is the difference in rural and urban areas in access to safe water?
32% to 78%
why is lake chad growing more undrinkable?
- pollution
- climate change
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how much of chad’s surface area has shrunk since when?
90% since the 1960s
where has the best water access?
near lake chad, and the capital, n’djamena
what is water4chad’s mission statement?
At Water4Chad, we are deeply committed to our mission of ensuring sustainable access to clean, safe water in Chad.
when was water4chad established?
2019
what are the specific things water4chad works to construct
- wells
- water pumps
- water tower
- rehabiliting existing infrastructure
what makes water4chad unique to other organisations?
they use new, sustainable, cutting edge tech.
water4chad focuses on ——– from the public and community ———–
donations, engagement
what is the Fafaza village water project?
a project focused on providing water access to a remote village in chad called fafaza?
what was implemented in fafaza?
a modern borehole equipped with a solar-powered pump
why was there a need for water in fafaza?
800 residents of fafaza have had to walk miles every day to fetch after, often from unsafe resources
who did water4chad collab with for fafaza village?
LaunchGood, an online fundraising platform
what are 3 stats on the success of the ngo?
850,000 gallons of clean water, 92 wells installed, 38,000 adults and children helped
what are the qualitative examples of how the ngo has helped?
- ‘[Water4Chad] uses advanced techniques to locate deep aquifers, reducing the risk of over-extraction from shallower, vulnerable reserves.’
- releasing regular blogs since 2019
- release a lot of their programs on insta and linkedin
- current projects don’t have lots of progress checks on them
what are the current projects of water4chad
Djedaa (Batha) Project
Moundou Project
what are the subheadings under physical health being affected by water access?
- dehydration
- contaminated water
- lack of sanitation
- malnutrition
how many people in chad die from contaminated water?
Approximately 7,000 people in Chad die annually from diseases caused by contaminated water.
what diseases are caused by contaminated water?
Diseases include diarrhea, cholera, hepatitis E, and other infections, particularly among children.
whats the open defacation rate?
As toilets can’t be flushed, open defecation is at 68%.
what is a SAM crisis and who is mainly affected?
Chad faces a severe acute malnutrition (SAM) crisis, with a significant number of children under five years old affected
how is SAM crisis caused by access to water?
crops can’t be grown, so there’s food insecurity because no fruits/veggies & cattle can’t be fed.
how does access to water affect gender disparities?
women and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in 7 out of 10 such households, compared with 3 in 10 households for their male peers
how many hours do women and girls spend collecting water daily?
Women and girls collectively spend 200 million hours fetching water every single day
girls get less ——- because they’re busy colelcting water
education
what are the impacts on mental health due to lack of water?
- Consistent stress and anxiety due to lack of water
- Compromised immune system/constant sickness bad for mental health
- Mental health implications of having high death rates: loss of family members
- Ongoing psychological stress
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