Khalsa Aid | Water4Africa Project Providing Clean Drinking Water | Malawi, Zambia, The Gambia, Kenya
Channel: KhalsaAid
Date: 2021-07-16

The value and importance of water for our planet and all its living beings cannot be understated.

Across the globe there are still many communities that do not have access to clean water. 

According to the United Nations, around 2.2 billion people across the globe lack access to clean drinking water and instead are forced to rely on contaminated water supplies. 
The scarcity of water in areas will also displace 700,000 people by 2030 if no action is taken to tackle this issue.

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Contaminated water poses many risks especially for small communities. 
The journey to retrieve potentially dirty water can be dangerous with journeys being several miles in distance. 

The use of contaminated water results in the spread of diseases such as Cholera, Dysentery and Diarrhoea. It is estimated 829,000 people will die from Diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water. Healthcare is also affected as a lack of usable water for sanitation will result in a higher rate of infection during treatment which only increases the deadliness of disease.

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Khalsa Aid’s water for Africa project aims to bring clean drinking water to the remote rural communities of Africa. Our coordinators and volunteers work with local communities to establish where clean water is needed the most. 
We work with local businesses and contractors to drill and build  water pumps to provide clean water to rural communities. 

This project has been progressing for 2 decades now with thousands benefitting from clean water.

In 2019/2020 alone we have managed to establish over 30 water pumps in multiple areas across Gambia and Malawi.  

Clean water access reduces the spread of preventable disease, increases safety in healthcare settings and increases collective safety as no longer will long journeys have to be made for water. 

Khalsa Aid will continue to work across the African continent to provide clean water for more communities in the future. 

Thank you for the continued support of our vital projects for the betterment of humanity..