Rural Development

The food crisis last year increased the number of hungry people in the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization (September 17, 2008) stated that the number of hungry people in the world has risen from 850 million to 923 million. Women and children are disproportionally affected by hunger and poverty and the necessity to provide sustainable agriculture programs are needed now more than ever. World Hope International (WHI) is intervening on behalf of the world’s rural poor with agriculture, animal husbandry, rural education, and wells programs..

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WELLS

Well Video

Overview

Poverty and clean water are closely linked. Unclean water produces diseases that affect the poor in a disproportionate way. Without clean water many people become sick with water-borne illnesses that lower their capacity to work, care for their children, or attend school. UNICEF reports that 6,000 people die each day from illnesses due to drinking dirty water. Ninety percent of these deaths occur in children under the age of five. When clean water is not easily accessible, children, especially girls, miss school in order to help carry water. Many women also suffer permanent skeletal damage from carrying heavy loads of water over long distances every day. WHI is supporting efforts to provide clean water to the following countries in West and Southern Africa: Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Zambia

What can one well do?

A well provides a community of 700 with access to clean drinking water. This means fewer diseases, proper hydration and improved hygiene. It also means a short walk to the community well instead of a day’s travel to a dirty water source.

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