Poverty Princesses

WATER AND SANITATION

Hunger and starvation is caused by drought and the natural environment where people live. People don’t always get to choose where they live.  People are at times forced to live, in certain places due to war, natural disasters or country unrest. Families often remain in the same place for generations because they can’t afford to go anywhere else,  it will take forever to build a new home.  Some of the places where they live are not great because they have a limited water supply. They are hot and at times are prone to drought, because of this situation people in these areas often suffer from hunger and starvation.

What Causes Lack of Water and Poor Sanitation

There are a number of causes why certain groups have limited access to water and/or poor water sanitation. These include:

• Large populations in a small undeveloped area.
• The natural environment where they might be living. For example people living in central Africa in desert areas where they get no rain.
• Areas that are suffering from global warming and climate change.
• Areas that are currently experiencing long droughts.
• Wasting water or poor management of the water that is available.

What are the Effects of no clean water/sanitation

About 42% of the world’s population of families live in poverty.  People living in poverty generally have poor water access and sanitation due to the fact that the water is contaminated by wild animals who put diseases in the water due to their slobber and droppings in this water.  Humans and animals often have the same water to drink.

There are a large number of diseases linked to poor water management and sanitation this is exemplified due to the fact that approximately 4500 children worldwide die a day due to water and sanitation related issues.

No water continues to reinforce the poverty cycle.  Water is essential for the food security of the poor, meaning that without water they cannot grow food so they starve to death. They can’t have manufacturing and any other services because they generally use water. Disease is more common in areas with poor water quality. They live either in closed areas such as a little town filled with contaminated water from animals  and crowded with lots of people, or in areas where there is no one in sight and the food and water supply is very far away. These families travel daily to get water, this trip is very tiring.

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