Over 700 million people
lack access to clean drinking water
In our quest to find an ultimate solution to the water issues affecting millions of people, we visited Nigeria, the most populous African country, where an estimated 85 million people are still living in extreme poverty.
Our research in Nigeria showed that many Nigerians lack access to clean drinking water due to the reasons explained below:
In our quest to find an ultimate solution to the water issues affecting millions of people, we visited Nigeria, the most populous African country, where an estimated 85 million people are still living in extreme poverty.
Our research in Nigeria showed that many Nigerians lack access to clean drinking water due to the reasons explained below:
Reasons why so many people still struggle to access clean drinking water.
It is estimated that 60 million Nigerians do not have access to clean drinking water, but their exact place of residence remains unknown. This raises another significant question: How can we solve people’s problem when we do not know where they live? It is practically impossible. Governments and NGOs have been trying to provide water aid for many years without having access to this vital information.
Approximately 58% of boreholes in Nigeria are non-functional due to poor management and inadequate project monitoring systems. New water projects that are being set up are also at risk of breakdown. An estimated 40% of new water projects break down within two years. These stats show that the solution provided by Government and NGOs is unsustainable.
Poor people are more likely to suffer from extreme water poverty because they cannot afford to install an improved water source such as a borehole or well in their home. Therefore, they depend on the Government and NGOs for access to clean drinking water.
Our Solution: The Target 6.1 Map
For more than four years, In collaboration with other charities, government departments and professional organisations, Fairaction has operated in Australia and Nigeria to provide an ultimate solution to the water issues affecting millions of people. A major initiative designed and developed by our team has been the Target 6.1 Map. View the live Target 6.1 Map here
See below for an explanation of the Map’s Functionality
It shows and ascertain where the 60 million Nigerians who lack access to clean drinking water live; the interrelated challenges they face, and how a sustainable water solution for their communities can be provided. This information is represented on the Map by the red makers.
It records, tracks, and reports sustainability and functionality of new and existing water supply facilities so that each water project can be adequately managed and sustained. The Map is constantly updated with input from operatives in the field, grassroot researchers and on-site caretakers to enable us to have highly accurate information on every water project.
Approximately 58% of boreholes in Nigeria are broken. However, 80% of these broken boreholes are repairable. The Map provides information about broken water projects so that the projects can be repaired and subsequently maintained.
It supports fundraising from governments and organisations to implement water projects in the urgent project regions shown on the Map. This ensures that the extremely poor people who can’t afford to install an improve water source in their homes finally gets access to clean drinking water.
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