Generally, this problem results in various consequences such as illness and extreme labor. It is worth mentioning that escaping this cycle of poverty is almost impossible.
Reportedly, about 11% of global citizens cannot obtain drinking water for their personal life. As such, they are not able to execute daily activities like farming, building, health maintaining, learning, and working. To quench the thirst of many impoverished people in Africa, gathering unprocessed water and consuming it has been the norm, which leads to health-related issues and time wastage. For instance, citizens of Sub-Saharan Africa spend 40 billion hours per year harvesting water, which is the equivalent of the one-year labor period of entire France’s workforce. During each trip, the African people have to carry a water container whose weight ranges from 40 to 70 pounds, the same as a 5-year-old and a baby hippo respectively. Value-wise, the water has another problem as research from WHO has shown that $1 subsidized for water and sanitation yields from $3 to $34 in return.
Because of these negative results, water plays an imperative role in improving one’s life. Firstly, water allows for a healthier body, which decreases illness time and enables people to continue their journey of becoming sustainable. Secondly, since water can be used to grow crop, hunger and school feeding can be partly resolved. Lastly, when children no longer have to undergo the water-carrying practice, they can re-enter schools, ensuring their success.
Generally
, this problem results in various consequences such as illness and extreme labor. It is worth mentioning that escaping this cycle of poverty is almost impossible.
Reportedly, about 11% of global citizens cannot obtain drinking
water
for their personal life. As such, they are not able to execute daily activities like farming, building, health maintaining, learning, and working. To quench the thirst of
many
impoverished
people
in Africa, gathering unprocessed
water
and consuming it has been the norm, which leads to health-related issues and time wastage.
For instance
, citizens of Sub-Saharan Africa spend 40 billion hours per year harvesting
water
, which is the equivalent of the one-year labor period of entire France’s workforce. During each trip, the African
people
have to
carry a
water
container whose weight ranges from 40 to
70 pounds
, the same as a 5-year-
old
and a baby hippo
respectively
. Value-wise, the
water
has another problem as research from WHO has shown that $1 subsidized for
water
and sanitation yields from $3 to $34 in return.
Because
of these
negative
results,
water
plays an imperative role in improving one’s life.
Firstly
,
water
allows
for a healthier body, which decreases illness time and enables
people
to continue their journey of becoming sustainable.
Secondly
, since
water
can be
used
to grow crop, hunger and school feeding can be partly resolved.
Lastly
, when children no longer
have to
undergo the water-carrying practice, they can re-enter schools, ensuring their success.