This project will fund the building of bathrooms for 7 communities and 1 school so that 386 families and dozens of schoolchildren will have access to sanitation services that fight poverty, reduce disease, and help keep kids in school.
Lack of access to sanitation services causes 1.4 million deaths and countless cases of chronic illness due to exposure to viruses, bacteria, and parasites that contaminate water and food supplies when bathrooms are not available. Illness caused by this contamination harms brain development in young children, increases the risk of malnutrition, and robs many of their chance to reach their full potential.
The Global Midwife Education Foundation partners with communities and the Ministry of Health to build bathrooms in rural villages and schools. Access to these bathrooms improves preventable illnesses, reduces malnutrition, and provides dignity and safety to women. Girls are much more likely to stay in school if a bathroom is available and are able to have healthier pregnancies later if their childhood is not plagued by chronic illness and anemia caused by contaminated food and water sources.
Access to toilets is key to fighting preventable disease and helping families escape poverty and intergenerational cycles of poor health. When kids are not constantly sick from water contaminated with viruses, bacteria, and parasites they can stay in school, grow up healthier and more resilient, and reach their full potential. These kids can then give their own children a better start in life and begin to reverse the trend of poverty that plagues rural communities in the developing world.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
