By Benedicto Hosea | Project Leader
These two boys from Manda Village scrape the last bit of water from a dried-up river bed. In Tanzania gastro-intestinal diseases caused by dirty drinking dirty water account for 10% of deaths of children under 5.
The river near the village is very seasonal, and villagers compete for drinking water with wild animals including elephants. TDT is investigating a rainwater harvesting system linked to tank storage and the use of solar-powered water purifiers to protect the lives of small children who are particularly vulnerable to disease.
We continue to drill low cost bore holes in village schools in Kigoma so that children no longer have to carry dirty "drinking" water from streams several miles away.
Please help us continue our mission to ensure children in Tanzania no longer die for a drink.
With gratitude
Benedicto
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