Water is the most precious commodity on earth. Without it, there can be no life at all. Easy access to clean, safe water should be a guaranteed right. Unfortunately, this is not always so. In many countries, people are forced to travel up to 10 kilometres a day to fetch water for their family. They carry it back home over rough ground and often through dangerous territories where bandits lie in wait to rob them of their water, and anything else of value they have, including the clothes on their backs.
World In Need is working to provide access to water nearer to people’s homes, thus helping to reduce the dangers faced by the water carriers, who are almost exclusively girls. In Sierra Leone, we provided water at the Makeni school, which is not only for the use of students at the school, but for the families who live nearby. This enables girls to have the time to go to school. The water is available free of charge, helping with family finances, and helping to reduce the effects of poverty.
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