Safe Water Network Interview
In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized that access to clean water is an essential human right. Despite this, over three million children under the age of five still die every year because of dirty water and poor sanitation.
Safe Water Network provides clean and safe water sustainably in Ghana and India.
Find out how the Safe Water Network empowers local communities with the tools and training.
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February 11, 2022
Safe Water Network Brings Safe Sustainable Water To Ghana And India
#308 Great.com Talks With... Safe Water Network
Many people don’t realise that long-term access to clean water presents huge logistical and technical challenges. The Safe Drinking Water Act acts as a reassuring guarantee for Americans, but many people living in the developing world are not so lucky.
Donors throughout the world are keen to ensure developing countries have access to clean water. But some charities merely offer a band-aid solution. In this episode we talked with Gillian Winkler from Safe Water Network about securing the long-term health of water infrastructure in Ghana and India.
Affordable Drinking Water For Local People
The Safe Water Network partners with local governments, social entrepreneurs and community groups to implement locally owned and operated safe water stations. The goal is universal and equitable access to water and water systems. Their stations serve a geography of 1.7 million people in both rural and urban communities.
Gilian explains that the main challenge is not so much the failure of water pumps or maintaining water quality, which are some of the most common problems water charities face, but rather a lack of local management or financial capacity among people living with water scarcity. Often as communities grow, their need for access to safe water becomes greater and local authorities lack the ability to sustain basic water services. The Safe Water Network helps people who lack consistent access to safe water.
Listen to the whole interview to find out how Covid19 has drastically affected the logistics of managing a safe water supply. You can check out the Safe Water Network’s newly released 2020 Annual Report here. The Safe Water Network also welcomes donations.
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