Walking Six Hours to Collect Water in Rural Ethiopia

In rural Ethiopia, women and children can walk up to six hours to collect clean water. Water purification location in the Somali district of Ethiopia Collecting clean water in Ethiopia is a struggle because walking up to six hours to collect water is normal day-to-day activity. Ethiopia has one of Africa’s lowest rates of access to water supply, and sanitation despite abundant surface and groundwater resources. West Africa Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Program Ethiopia's main health problem is the spread of disease caused by poor water and sanitation. During the dry-season, more traditional sources of water are placed under pressure as shallow wells or other permanent sources dry-up. Ethiopia’s 96 million people, 86.5 million people or 83 percent live in rural areas. A vast majority of Ethiopia’s population lacks adequate access to safe water and proper sanitation facilities. That is 49 million people or 51% lack safe water and 76 million or 79% have