Water Conservation In Sub-Saharan African Countries

Safe water is scarce. Approximately 1 billion individuals in developing countries don’t have access to clean water. Although we acknowledge this shocking statistic, we still take it for granted; we waste it. Water is life. People around the world have different ways of getting access to water, but people in poorer countries search day in and day out for clean, potable water. People from Sub-Saharan African countries spend a lot of time gathering water or die owing to waterborne diseases. This is limiting people 's true potential. The purpose of the investigation is to inform learners about conservation – more specifically, water conservation – and also to raise awareness to address these issues. The focus aspects which I investigated were

When we actually make that mind shift to act and to protect this valuable resource of ours, we can make a big difference in other people’s lives.

Take for instance the poor sub-Saharan countries that have limited access to water – like in nothing. Woman and young girls are responsible for collecting water. They walk long distances to the nearest pond, river or lake. The water may even be contaminated and full of bacteria and germs causing diarrhoea, dehydration and even death. The time they spend gathering water is time they could have spent being taught how to read, write, learn and take care of their families. Most women in these developing countries spend more time collecting water than any other activity during the day.

They are exposed to many dangers during these long walks to get water. When they eventually get home, the little water they collected is contaminated. This causes diseases the need for medical assistance to rise to enormous amounts. If untreated, one person – especially babies – die every 19 seconds! Each day, almost one billion people live like this… and we just carry on wasting