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18 Sep 2019

Fobenga Village Clean Water Project

This project aims to improve the quality of life of the population of Fobenga-Tierrou, a densely populated village of 1603 inhabitants in Kpendjal-Ouest district Togo. The Challenge Fobenga-Tierrou suffers from severe water shortages during the dry seasons and, as a result, the health and school attendance of children in the village suffers. Water shortage is…

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18 Sep 2019

Disability Mainstreaming in Uganda

  In Uganda, 19% of people aged 5 and over have some form of disability, the number  in Amuru is high due to the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the past. The social and economic status of people with disabilities in Uganda is particularly precarious, because of the high correlation between the incidence of…

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18 Sep 2019

Well installation and WASH Training in Burkina Faso

The Challenge Waterborne diseases and malnutrition affect an estimated 38% of children under the age of five in Burkina Faso. To put this in context, access to clean water is only available to 50% of the population in cities, with even less available in rural and semi-rural areas, including the zone targeted in this project…

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18 Sep 2019

Improving access to clean water in Togo

The Challenge Natural water sources are scarce and are often shared by people and livestock resulting in high levels of contamination. This project was delivered in two of the most poorly served districts of Togo, Naki Est and Ogaro, where access to clean water is only currently available for 26% of the population. How are…

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18 Sep 2019

Improving WASH facilities in Uganda

Roughly two thirds of Uganda’s rural population lack access to safe water. Poor sanitation and hygiene is a cross cutting health concern in all rural Ugandan Villages. Diarrheal disease is responsible for 17% of all deaths in children under five in Uganda today. The Challenge Amach Sub County in Lira District has the lowest WASH…

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18 Sep 2019

Helping Orphans in Benin

Dining Hall and Security Fence Bon Samaritain is an Orphanage in Benin, West Africa which looks after 70 children who face difficult situations including physical abuse, trafficking, children accused of witchcraft and children in conflict with the law. This project provides children with a modern dining hall and the construction of a boundary wall to…

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