Senegal
by Gabrielle, Julia B., Phoebe
Senegal & Water:
The water in Senegal is contaminated by protozoans and other impurities, and there is a shortage of physicians. This is a major cause of death and illness in Senegal. The rainy season is Senegal is from July to October, leaving an 8-month dry season. Aside from this misfortune, there is also the issue of the distance between villages and water sources. Women and girls have
to walk miles every day just to provide water for their family. Girls are not allowed to go to school until they have come back from obtaining water, which affects their education as they will sometimes only get back by noon if they don't take too many rests on the way there and back.
No access to clean water affects societal problems in many different ways. The sewer leaks into the streets and cause a lot of flies. Flies then go from the sewer onto the meat in the meat market which spreads unsanitary and life threatening germs onto the meat that the villagers purchase and consume. Children playing can run into the sewer, which can cause many illnesses in itself. Also, the students and teachers have to use the bathroom in a sand pit, and have to bring water with them to wash waste away and make the pit sanitary for others to use. When girls are going through puberty and they do through menstruation. They are not allowed to go to school because they do not have sanitary supplies to take care of themselves, which gives them a disadvantage education-wise.
These water issues are being addressed by organizations that run events to raise money to build water wells and teach children about hygiene. Donations from people who want to help build wells or other water storage items such as weirs or rain catchment tanks can really help struggling countries similar to Senegal. Some of the donated money can also help repair broken wells and other water fixtures.
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