clean water and sanatation by Michael Reyes https://padlet.com/mlujen/lhbgopakcyzu en-us 2017-04-25 17:47:50 UTC 2025-10-15 17:00:54 UTC hello@padlet.com wateraid .org mlujen https://padlet.com/mlujen/lhbgopakcyzu/wish/172111656 Over 300,000 people don't have access to safe water in Timor-Leste, nearly a third of the population, and 700,000 people don't have adequate sanitation. As a result, over 100 children under five die every year from diarrhoeal illnesses caused by poor water and sanitation.


In Timor-Leste, WaterAid is working with communities to stop the practice of open defecation, which spreads disease and pollutes water sources. We do this using a process known as community-led total sanitation, which has had success elsewhere.We are partnering with local organisations to bring safe water and sanitation to the poorest and hardest to reach people. Where existing water points are broken, we train people – women in particular – to become technical specialists, so that they can fix and maintain them long-term.But political will and effective systems are needed to bring about change on a much bigger scale. This is why we are working closely with the national Government to develop its national sanitation policy.

]]> 2017-05-16 14:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mlujen/lhbgopakcyzu/wish/172111656 unicef.com mlujen https://padlet.com/mlujen/lhbgopakcyzu/wish/172115924 WHY WATER, SANITATION AND
HYGIENE?
Healthy children: Access to and use of clean Water
and improved Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is critical to the health and well-being of children and
families. When families do not have access to improved WASH, specifically young children, are at high
risk of suffering from diarrhoea, which globally
is the leading cause of deaths of children under five-years old. Diarrhoea also has strong links to chronic
malnutrition and stunting, which in turn can have a negative impact on children’s longer-term cognitive
development.
Productive lives: Access and use of improved WASH facilities is essential for people to live healthy
and have productive lives. Yet, across the country, an estimated 125,000 productive hours are lost
every day in collecting water6. Women and girls bear the brunt of this burden; thereby missing out on
productive economic activities and girls, are missing out on the opportunity to attend school.
UNICEF’s CONTRIBUTION
Since 2009, UNICEF has worked with the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) and other WASH sector
partners to increase women and children’s access to sustainable WASH services.
With UNICEF’s assistance, and financial support by the EU, over 37,000 people in six districts (Aileu,
Manatuto, Ermera, Viqueque, Oecussi and Liquica) have gained access to clean water by installing
community-managed gravity-fed water supply systems. Water-user committees have been established in
all UNICEF-supported communities and operation and maintenance fund collection systems established
for future repairs.
UNICEF has also enabled 61,000 people from 10,500 households to get access to improved sanitation
through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Since 2009, 170 UNICEF-supported communities have
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