In Lundazi District of the eastern province of Zambia Rising Fountains Development Program (RFDP) is assisting the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in provision of Food stuffs, School requisites, Clothes, Psychosocial counseling support, Provision of livelihood skills training. |
stay healthy and to flourish. Yet over 1 billion people worldwide still do not have access to the safe water they need to drink. Lack of clean water leads to children becoming ill, or dying, from preventable water-related diseases like cholera, typhoid and diarrhoea. In rural areas, women and children, usually girls, miss out on opportunities to earn a living or go to school because they spend hours each day walking miles to fetch water. In towns and cities, existing water and sanitation facilities are struggling to cope with the rapidly increasing urban growth rate. Many households only have access to very basic latrines - or to none at all. Private vendors sell water at high prices to those unable to fetch their own. |
| RFDP protect water sources and will forge ahead to build new wells in rural areas of Lundazi District. RFDP will also sensitize the communities to form village water committees that will be responsible for the welfare of the wells in villages. Volunteers will also be identified to spearhead the work at the village wells. RFDP will train committees of local volunteers to look after the new wells and keep them in good working order. Volunteers are trained in good hygiene and sanitation and are encouraged to pass their knowledge onto others to improve the health of their whole village. Water is vital for crops and livestock, as well as for drinking. |
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