The Importance Of Clean Water In Africa

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In Africa a girl named Eugenia Uwamahoro has to walk a long way , 1.2 miles a day to go get water for them to cook, eat and a drink for the cows because a water pump that do not work in the villages. Their government tries to help the people by getting people to help fix their pumps and to look after the pumps. Ms. Uwamahoro told Africa Renewal “ Now we can rest”. The pump saved her money by her having to not pay for the water carriers carry the water this is a good situation for her because not all Africans can have a life like her’s. Places around the world are having trouble trying to get clean water for their household. Impoverished nations around the world need water to clean their household, for drinking, and water for bathing to keep clean. ( UN News Center) …show more content…

However there are lakes with water in several countries, but the water is not clean.. Most of the planet's fresh water in the north and south poles but many of the humans on the planet are located near the equator. With water, as so many things, it depends on where people live. It’s something people are condemned to think about all the time, in rich nations people have the luxury to ignore.That makes for a lower chance to access clean water, in the world and it is only going to get worse as the population around the world is about to increase 50% in the next 50 years ( UN News Center) Half of all houses in Africa are not lucky to have clean water to drink. In rural areas the situation is better than in urban areas where 80% of homes have clean water. More than half of city's and town's people don’t have a tap on their house or yard. India also needs water to use India is one of the most major places that needs water (Kostengen, Thamos

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