{"id":835,"date":"2023-08-07T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellboring.riversite.eu:8088\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:41:05","slug":"our-core-safe-drinking-water-improving-health-and-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/safe-water-wells-for-rural-sub-saharan\/our-core-safe-drinking-water-improving-health-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Core:<br>Safe drinking water! Improving health and education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-intro-2904Pd align wp-block-lazyblock-intro\"><div class=\"intro\">\n    <div class=\"intro-slider\">\n\n                    <div class=\"intro-slider-item\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/green-schooluniform-students-kenya-slider-3-wellboring.jpg\" alt=\"Students in green uniforms gather outside their school in Kenya, a central hub for education and community engagement thanks to reliable water access.\" title=\"Community Focus: A Kenyan School Flourishes with Safe Water\">\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"intro-slider-text  \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1>\n                                    Our Core:<br>Safe drinking water! Improving health and education                \n                            <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f71775b1-7ee9-4ca7-aa26-f188cebb3e17 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-ea972f19-8f8f-4e22-8ccc-7ffa9ec43f48 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c8fe2599-fae0-406e-b4d8-6900abc8c508 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-6 order-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHERE THERE\u00b4S A WILL, THERE\u00b4S A WELL&nbsp; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millions in sub-Saharan Africa lack safe water access. Many source from contaminated rivers and ponds, leading to diseases like cholera and typhoid, causing some <a href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/faq\/#block-99bfcfb1-dc0f-4013-86fb-60561e5e43ea-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one million global deaths<\/a> annually. Children, with their weaker immune systems, are particularly at risk. In 2020, the global under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) dropped to <a href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/faq\/#block-99bfcfb1-dc0f-4013-86fb-60561e5e43ea-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">37 deaths per 1000 live births<\/a>, yet sub-Saharan Africa maintained the world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/faq\/#block-99bfcfb1-dc0f-4013-86fb-60561e5e43ea-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highest rate at 74 deaths per 1000<\/a> live births\u201414 times higher than in Europe and North America. Besides health lack of safe water affects education, agriculture, inequality, and economic development.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9374a2c9-f75d-43c1-b045-015f6a4c42c5 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" title=\"Daily Realities: Waste Disposal in Kenyan Urban Life\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"A young child in Kenya pours wastewater into an open sewer, illustrating the challenges of waste management in urban areas.\" class=\"wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-640x336.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-1536x807.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-500x263.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-1280x673.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring-1920x1009.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/child-sewage-disposal-kenya-format-1-wellboring.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-249a36ba-2369-463c-bdff-5e884bf2956f row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b5073c46-4842-4ba7-87c4-21c22f7fcd4c col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0ee50fe0-e3e1-4114-a1cc-f441ef67d134 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c6b384d1-9386-42ef-a276-4c999b26eedf col areoi-element align-self-center col-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3c66f595-c12e-450e-8cbb-62b3827cbf24 areoi-element   bg-primary\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">SAFE WATER CHANGES LIFE AND FUTURE<\/h4>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-ea972f19-8f8f-4e22-8ccc-7ffa9ec43f48 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9374a2c9-f75d-43c1-b045-015f6a4c42c5 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" title=\"Transformation Through Safe Water: A Kenyan Classroom Thrives\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"Enthusiastic schoolchildren in uniforms waving in a well-maintained classroom, a testament to the positive impact of safe water access on their education and health.\" class=\"wp-image-2508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-640x380.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-500x297.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-800x475.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring-1280x760.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/kids-classroom-kenya-format-2-wellboring.jpg 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c8fe2599-fae0-406e-b4d8-6900abc8c508 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-6 order-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEW SAFE WATER WELLS AT PRIMARY SCHOOLS&nbsp; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our wells uphold the right to safe water, delivering health, economic, and social advantages in rural Africa. WellBoring wells tap into the groundwater, ranging from 40 to over 80m based on surveys, providing safe water for drinking, irrigation, cooking, and washing\u2014crucially reducing disease risks. Our sustainably constructed deep wells provide superior water quality, and our partnership means community buy-in and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<a \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-7a779d06-c740-4977-aacb-2b7c1c6e4146 btn areoi-has-url position-relative btn-primary\"\n\t href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/campaign-pages-donation-forms\/donate\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHelp us! \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0cccfa4b-75d6-4072-a834-1aaff5b6b026 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-e192bb57-25d8-4931-9e03-8951dc5f6153 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b9299c7d-4620-46d4-95e2-0c76d00f6cb4 col areoi-element col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f6e48a06-a7b9-4961-9439-0d7fb4dc6eee areoi-element   border-dark\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WATER IS VITAL TO SUSTAINABILITY. WITHOUT IT, WE CAN\u2019T SUSTAIN LIVES!  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meaningful change requires both dedication and transparency. If you\u2019re seeking a partnership with an organization that takes the <a href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/faq\/#block-00ad9ae9-5b08-4e8b-9862-18734c58ac57-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <\/a>to heart and tries to maximise the impact of each investment, then look no further. Let\u2019s transform the world together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bulletpoint wp-block-list\">\n<li>Long-term, affordable safe drinking water for water-stressed, rural communities in Sub-Saharan\/EWA for the poorest people and vulnerable children (SDG 6).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved health by preventing waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera, benefiting especially children and reducing healthcare system strain (SDG 3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced education sustainability through increased enrollment, attendance, and learning in underserved areas via school-centric wells (SDG 4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empowerment of women and disabled individuals in water management, reinforcing their community roles (SDG 5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable water provision in rural schools, supporting irrigation, food production, raised income, and poverty reduction (SDG 1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combating hunger in schools by promoting school garden programs (SDG 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable water management practices and technology that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as people don\u2019t have to burn wood to boil unsafe water (SDG 13).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a global charity, we champion international collaboration and exchange with various partners, underscoring our Kenyan NGO and other alliances (SDG 17).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are passionately committed to realizing the SDGs and dedicated to providing you with a comprehensive insight into how your generous contributions are utilized towards these goals. 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