Do high quality basic education and improved hygiene practices go hand in hand? The Northern Education Initiative (NEI) says yes, and has used this premise to drive the project’s recent efforts. NEI, a USAID-funded project that helps local and state agencies in Bauchi and Sokoto
“We used to receive at the Bushokori health center many diarrheal cases affecting children from Ukumeka village in Mbumboli,” explains Mr. Wanyire Steven, community resource person in Bushokori. “But after building the tippy taps and using Aquasafe® for treating drinking water, few children are getting
Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. The torment faced by Samuel Coleridge’s “Ancient Mariner” is shared by 1.1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to safe drinking water. This lack of access has deadly consequences. 400 children under age five die
Ibu K. Siti Halimah Sadijah is always looking for ways to stretch her monthly budget. Indeed, running an orphanage for 25 children with little money is something she has perfected. As the head of the PSAA Yapista, she is responsible for the orphanage operations and
Change doesn’t come easy; just ask Ibu Lubis, an Air RahMat retailer in Deli Sedang, North Sumatra. Ibu Lubis has been selling Air RahMat, a water purifier, in her warung for three months. Ibu Lubis believes that the best way to sell a new product is
With an estimated 1.5 million deaths each year, diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death among children under five globally. Prevention and management of diarrheal diseases are essential to improving child survival. The 2009 UNICEF/WHO publication “Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what
Tonight the Director General for of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) launched the National Network for Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage, and oversaw the transfer of the Aman Tirta program to the MOH and the private sector. The network is the culmination of
U.S. Ambassador Cameron R. Hume opened a new drinking water and hand washing facility at SDN 3 Ancol. As part of the Water in Schools project, SDN 3 Ancol is the first of six schools in Jakarta that will receive new safe water stations. A
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