Poor Water Quality in Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs Canada

Canada: Ethiopia:

In Canada we have fresh clean water to drink

In Ethiopia, their water is dirty and unsanitary.

In Ethiopia, they travel many miles to get their water

In Canada, we get our water quickly and easily.

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A Better Tomorrow

With the quality and access to water in Ethiopia being one of the lowest in the World, a change in this country is necessary. A Better Tomorrow is a non-profit organization that targets undeveloped countries. A Better Tomorrow finds the major reasons for death and disease in a country and works to provide significant aid to decrease the effects of the problem. A Better Tomorrow has been around for 23 years and has been stationed in many different regions around the world to make a better tomorrow. Our organization has helped provide relief in Haiti, Somalia, and many other disaster stricken areas by installing proper water systems, beds, medicine, food, blankets and shelter. Our goal as a non-profit organization is to give our rescources and aid to the people who were not lucky enough to be given the luxury of an easy life.

Our Vision

A Better Tomorrow proposes that all the money dontated to support the in-accesability, and cleaniness of water in Ethiopia will be put towards instalation of pipe lines that run from the water source to needy villages in Ethiopia. By doing this, we will decrease the distance that civilians walk every day to get clean drinking water. The other thing that we will do is place filtration systems in the pipes so that the un-sanitary items in the water can be sorted and disposed of, leaving only clean water left to drink. This organization decided to put the money toward pipe lines and filtration systems because we feel that this is solving Ethiopia's water problem, not just temporarily fixing it for a short amount of time.

Oganden

Ogaden is a village in Ethiopia in which we, A Better Tomorrow, will be supplying relief. The pipe lines will help to support this village because they will have access to clean water. This will reduce the mortality in the village and minimize water bound diseases. We chose to provide relief to this village because it borders with Somalia and many Somalians are fleeing Somalia and coming to Ethiopia. Due to this, many Somalians will choose the village of Ogaden to find support and a better form of living. By putting the pipe lines in this village we will be helping not only the Ethiopians but the Somalians as well.

Water Quality

Ethiopia is currently ranked in the bottom 20 countries of the World in regards to water quality. Only 29% of the population is happy with the quality of their water. The water provided to Ethiopians comes from lakes, rivers, and wells that do not have filters or cleaning systems. The water in these sources are dirtied with animal waste, soil erosion and acid rain.

Access to Water

The availablity of water in Ethiopia also ranks as one of the lowest in the World. Only 31% of the Ethiopian population has access to a water source that is safe and clean. A study conducted by the World Health Organization shows that 114 out of 232 households were not within a 15 minute walk to a water source. Imagine if you had to walk 15+ minutes to just get a drink of water. Some families travel many kilometres to get water carrying it in a small basin ontop of their heads. There are a few water holes set up by civilians or local towns to provide an area to gather water.

Monday, 4 June 2012