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Disaster looms, palatable water scarce in Sierra Leone

After a pipe burst, residents of the Docherty community along Wilkinson Road, back of Indian Temple, have been forced to use contaminated water for their drinking, bathing, and laundry needs. Interviews suggest that the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) has let local water infrastructure fall into disrepair, and the community, population 5,000, has begun using water from drainage and natural sources until the pipes are repaired. Mama Miata a local mother of six has complained that there is simply no way to access piped water, as street taps are always overcrowded; therefore using polluted drainage water is the only option for many. In addition, there are few latrines and sewage mix with local water resources.
James Abdulai, an officer in Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation explained that the burst pipes opened drainage ditches, creating a severe environmental and health hazard. The fumes from these toxic pools can cause rhinitis (nose allergies) and sinusitis (sinus allergies), as well as bronchial asthma. Mohamed Kamara, a local lab technician has treated patients for deadly waterborne conditions such as typhoid, diarrhoea, and dysentery-carrying parasites. This crisis is compounded by cost, where the potentially-contaminated water has increased to 1,000 Leones per five-gallon container ($0.2597).
Docherty and Thompson Bay community residents have called on government and humanitarian NGOs (non-government organizations) to restore their water infrastructure before waterborne disease ravages their community.
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  • It is a known fact that handouts do not work; if they worked, the billions of dollars in donations given to non-profits would’ve ended the vicious cycle of dependency in third world nations. But instead of the problems getting better, there is a pressing need for more and more donations every day since millions of children slip through cracks everyday; dying every second from preventable and easily curable diseases.

 

  • Non-profits are allowing millions of children to slip through cracks in the system while millions of dollars are being donated annually.

    Most non-profits use their donations by re-donating to individuals or other organizations without any accountability.

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  • Most non profits raise millions of dollars annually; the cost to construct infrastructure that will provide permanent reliable electricity in over 20 districts in an African country is less than $3 million.

  • Funds raised so locals can drink clean water for a limited period of time unless donations keep pouring in exceeds 10 million dollars. The cost to construct permanent infrastructure for permanent clean water supply in 20 districts in an African country does not exceed 5 million dollars.

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