Clean Water Africa
CLEAN WATER
Families in Dankpen Village, in West Africa, are facing a tough water crisis! Families in this rural community are fetching water from streams and shallow holes in the ground, which are sources of water-borne diseases and illnesses. In some cases, this leads to death, particularly among children under the age of five. The impact disproportionately affects women and girls. They walk an average of 3.7 miles daily to collect and carry up to 40 pounds of unsafe water home and miss school-related and other productive activities.
It doesn’t have to be this way! With a donation of $25 a month, you can help our non-profit, Womens Health First, provide clean water to everyone in Dankpen Village and other villages in West Africa.
When Womens Health First provides clean water for communities, it affects positive changes! For example, not only does clean water help reduce death, but it also helps improve health, education, economy and increases opportunities in vulnerable communities worldwide.
Your Donation, of any amount, can help Womens Health First bring clean safe drinking water, and solve these problems. Together we can be a force for good!
Thank you for helping us make a lifesaving difference. Please donate today!
Clean Water Africa (CWA)
Water Crisis
Many villages in Sub-saharan Africa face similar water crises as in the Dankpen Prefecture. These indigenous families have struggled with access to clean drinking water.
The community is fetching water from streams, rivers, and shallow holes in the ground.
Community Health Problems
women and girls are disproportionally impacted. They walk an average of 3.7 miles daily to collect and carry up to 40 Lbs of water home missing productive activities or schools. They also bear Reproductive Health Risks, as they have difficulties cleaning themselves during menses, and childbearing. The water condition leads to illnesses such as Cholera, Diarrheal Diseases, Hepatitis A, and Tracoma. This water condition, in some cases, leads to death, particularly among children under the age of 5 years.
A SOLUTION AND IMPACT
Since its inception, Womens Health First has drilled solar-powered wells that provided indigenous women with access to clean safe, drinking water, which has potentially saved thousands of lives every year in rural Africa.
More needs to be done.
We need your support!
With $25 a month, you can help WHF bring more clean drinking water to everyone in the villages. This will also reduce the burden on women and girls walking long miles to collect unsafe water.
Our Solution: Solar Power Wells
Water Sanitation and Hygiene: Contaminated water and poor sanitation have strong links to the transmission of life-threatening illnesses like cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, and typhoid. These waterborne diseases kill 3.4 million people every year, according to the UN.
Womens Health First is committed to providing easy access to clean water across West Africa; one community at a time. WHF is providing drilled water wells to reduce the burden of women and girls walking long distances to collect unsafe water. WHF will also provide hand-watching training.
Access to clean water is important for public health. Safe water supply, sanitation, and maintenance of water resources can improve countries’ economic growth and can significantly reduce poverty (UN). With the current COVID-19 pandemic universal access to clean water- WASH is more critical than ever before.
