H20 Needed in Africa

Imagine having to take a 90 second shower or having to drink dirty water filled with bacteria and parasites. Most people can’t even imagine having to do that but people in Africa do that everyday. Over one billion people lack access to safe water and over 2.2 million people, mostly children die each day because of unsafe water. We can’t relate to this issue because we can always get clean water but people in Africa can die just by drinking water. We need to help this
disaster because humans should not be dying from just drinking H20.

Since most people in Africa find there liquid life source from rivers they consume many harmful bacteria and chemicals. Drinking this can cause deadly diseases and diarrhea. Also it carries water based hosts such as the guinea worms. Climate change is contributing to the water crisis. Natural disasters such as floods or droughts both have a negative impact on water resources causing thirst or death from contaminated water. Water shortages are affecting people also. Because of droughts and reproduction there’s not enough water for everybody, causing death to many people. It is obvious to see that this is a major problem.

Considering this issue we need to care about these people. We can’t ignore this situation, people die everyday because of unsafe water, and people will continue to die if we don’t help them. You can help by donating water filters or clean water. If you can’t imagine having to take a shower so short that you could only get wet or having to drink murky water we can’t let people in Africa
have to suffer, so do your part and help.


Bailey W.