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Living Water Africa exists to help disadvantaged communities in Africa escape from the scandalous trap of Water Poverty |
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Latest news: Summer 2011 Newsletter now available! <===
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Breaking News! First wells in action!We are thrilled to be able to announce that we have just received news of successful completion of our pilot project in Bongo. Two wells are now supplying fresh water to two villages previously dependent on surface water carrying parasites and typhoid. | |||||
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"An estimated 42,000 people die every week from diseases related to low water quality and an absence of adequate sanitation. This situation is unacceptable." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "If we fail to get to grips with water and sanitation,around 4,000 people,mostly children,will continue to die needlessly every day simply because of preventable diarrhoea." UK Government Department for International Development (DFID) "It is the world’s greatest scandal." 2008 World Water Week
"We have the ability to provide clean water for every man,woman and child on the Earth. What has been lacking is the collective will to accomplish this. What are we waiting for? ... We need a new global culture that finds the existence of millions of thirsty people thoroughly and immediately unacceptable."Jean-Michel Cousteau at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development
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