By James Aleko | Project Director
Hello Supporter,
Precious greetings to you and your beloved ones!!!
We hereby send you our gratitude and heartfelt thanks for your contitued gift and support of water to the heatup communities that thirsty for water.
Rural areas are especially at risk, as 46% of their population has access to safe water and adequate sanitation, compared with 83% of urban populations. This further reinforces the need for improved water management and sanitation. The loss of animals, crop failure, and rising commodity prices resulted in a dangerous food shortage. There are an estimated four million people in need of ongoing food aid in Uganda, of which two million are children. This has led to higher rates of malnutrition, a condition that also increases the risk of measles and other vaccine preventable diseases. The prevalence of acute malnutrition in children is 20-30% in most areas of Uganda, and is thought to be higher, as it is difficult to document and often not recognized or treated until critical stages. Pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five are especially at risk, as they do not receive the additional nutrition they need.
Before this interventions through your support, men tend to the need of their herds, women bear dispropotionate responsibilities in caring for the family and household duties. Their responsibilities include caring for children and the elderly, cleaning the home, cooking and collecting water. Women sometimes walkup to 30 kilometers to water sources and often what they are able to collect does not meet the needs of their families.
Women travelled farther away to available water sources, they intitial find less time to devote to their family's needs, resulting in social and health related consequences. As parents engage in more activities away from home, children suffer the consequences as they are left to care for themselves and the households duties.
The support through Increasing access to safe drinking water & hygiene is especially helpful to women and children in the community, who typically bear the greatest burden of water collection and transport. The intervention allows women and children to participate in other gainful activities such as completing their educations or fostering small business enterprises. With the collaboration of community leaders, community members, and international organizations, Increasing access to safe drinking water & hygiene can become a reality. This intervention has the potential to save lives, improve health, and build stronger communities.
By Emmanuella Rose | Community Development Officer - Sponsor and Donor
By James Aleko | Project Director
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