South Africa
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by Erisa, Reese, Zahra
South Africa & Water:
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Their water supply is increasingly under pressure. About one third of the total water is held in storage to the point where it isn't fit for purpose. Chemicals are leaking out of mining areas, into the water, especially from gold mining activities.
In South Africa girls have to walk about 12 hours each day to get water for their family. They miss out on school and education. If they miss out on education they can't learn how to read and write, so they will not be able to have better lives in the future from not having a good education when they were younger.
South Africa has many innovative ideas of how to address the water issue. South Africa has tried building dams but the structure always seems to crumble. Recently, they decided that they were going to test out using rain catchment systems.
In South Africa girls have to walk about 12 hours each day to get water for their family. They miss out on school and education. If they miss out on education they can't learn how to read and write, so they will not be able to have better lives in the future from not having a good education when they were younger.
South Africa has many innovative ideas of how to address the water issue. South Africa has tried building dams but the structure always seems to crumble. Recently, they decided that they were going to test out using rain catchment systems.
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Images are courtesy of the following websites:
Map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa_in_Africa_(-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa Reese - People in South Africa: https://www.flickr.com/photos/celso/4718510861
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurt-b/1463239575
https://understandingreligionblog.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_South_Africa
Map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa_in_Africa_(-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa Reese - People in South Africa: https://www.flickr.com/photos/celso/4718510861
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kurt-b/1463239575
https://understandingreligionblog.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_South_Africa