Racing Towards Cleaner Waters

The clean water crisis in Mozambique

This presentation raised awareness about the lack of accessto potable water in Mozambique. The presenters spoke about how hard it is for the people of Mozambique to attain clean water. They also spoke abou the lack of sanitation systems and bathrooms. This leads the people of Mozambique to deficate where they please. Having a bathroom is simply not a luxury that all the people of Mozambique have. On average it takes about 30 minutes to walk to the nearest well to get clean water. Access to clean water in some cases surpasses the need for education for the children of Mozambique. Transnational Organizations such as the UN and UNICEF aim to eliminate and mitigate the effects of this water crisis. The UN has a sustainibility goal to provide water to all of Mozambique by 2030. Moreover, UNICEF is currently working on constructing wells and bathrooms for the people of Mozambique. After the formal presentation, the speakers laid out various fields that can aid in solving the situation. The speakers spoke posed a question and handed out sticky notes so that we could come up sustainable ways to solve the water and sanitation crisis. After, we discussed the ideas we came up with to solve the water and sanitation crisis.

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Introduction

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