Clean, safe water remains a pipe dream for the poor

clean, safe and availability of water still remains a huge problem in poor parts of asia,and africa.In places such as daar es laaam where drought is very prominent the women are not even hopeful for clean water in the rainy season as they don’t even have the modern well but have to depend on the old traditional wells which are not clean.
Ms Asha Zugile, a resident of Kola village in Coast Region’s Kisarawe says we neither have tap water nor modern water wells in this village. During the season, we spend a lot of time to look for water in the streams and a few wells,” the village primary school also does not have a wash facility, compelling the pupils to wear dirty uniforms, but they aren’t punished because the teachers acknowledge the problem.
Reports suggest that the governments does not spend enough money in tackling this problem, it also says that the year 2011 has been a real struggle for the government of Tanzania as the government was two thirds short of its original commitment for financial years 2007-08 through to 2009-10, according to the report.
WaterAid, an international Non Governmental Organisation, recently launched a project worth of £17 million (Sh37.4 billion) to support five million Tanzanians for the next five years.
The deputy minister for Education and Vocational Training, Mr Philipo Mulugo, said that the project was very significant to the government and Tanzanians, because it fits very well in its target of attaining MDGs by halving the number of citizens not accessing water services.
“This project is also important for fighting waterborne diseases, especially diarrhoea which is the second biggest killer of under- five children,” Mr Mulugo said.
Water aid and other water projects are working hard with governments and local agencies in the communities to be able to provide clean, safe drinking water.

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