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EcoSan Ghana is a non-profit NGO that aims at providing ecological toilets and clean water to rural Ghana. | EcoSan Ghana is a non-profit NGO that aims at providing ecological toilets and clean water to rural Ghana. | ||
| − | According to [http://www.unicef.org/media/media_68359.html Unicef], worldwide every day about 1800 children die as the result of contaminated water and unhygienic sanitation. | + | According to [http://www.unicef.org/media/media_68359.html Unicef], worldwide every day about 1800 children (under the age of 5) die as the result of contaminated water and unhygienic sanitation. |
“If 90 school buses filled with kindergartners were to crash every day, with no survivors, the world would take notice. But this is precisely what happens every single day because of poor water, sanitation and hygiene.” | “If 90 school buses filled with kindergartners were to crash every day, with no survivors, the world would take notice. But this is precisely what happens every single day because of poor water, sanitation and hygiene.” | ||
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| + | According to [http://water.org/country/ghana/ water.org], in Ghana only 13 percent of people have access to improved sanitation. Dependency on unsafe water sources is higher in rural areas. | ||
| + | In Ghana, 25% of all deaths in children under the age of 5 are attributed to diarrhea. | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 5 September 2016
EcoSan Ghana is a non-profit NGO that aims at providing ecological toilets and clean water to rural Ghana.
According to Unicef, worldwide every day about 1800 children (under the age of 5) die as the result of contaminated water and unhygienic sanitation. “If 90 school buses filled with kindergartners were to crash every day, with no survivors, the world would take notice. But this is precisely what happens every single day because of poor water, sanitation and hygiene.”
According to water.org, in Ghana only 13 percent of people have access to improved sanitation. Dependency on unsafe water sources is higher in rural areas. In Ghana, 25% of all deaths in children under the age of 5 are attributed to diarrhea.
