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1
Q

What did Water Aid install?

A

water pumps

2
Q

What is Burkino Faso’s HDI?

A

174th out of 177

3
Q

What is Burkino Faso’s population?

A

1.08 million

4
Q

What is the life expectancy?

A

63

5
Q

What does Water Aid help people do?

A

gain a better quality of life through sanitation, clean water, and hygiene

6
Q

How many people does Water Aid help every year?

A

1 million

7
Q

What does lack of clean water lead to?(3)

A
  • women and children walk km’s to collect=no education+no income
  • unsafe(high death rate from water-borne diseases)
  • exhausting time and energy
8
Q

How was the rope pumps made to be sustainable development?

A
  • simple and cheap to maintain
  • locally sourced materials
  • community given knowledge
  • women play a prominent role
  • lined with concrete to avoid contaminacrion
9
Q

How is ‘locally sourced materials’ sustainable?

A
  • no need for expensive parts

- promotes local economy

10
Q

How is ‘community given knowledge’ sustainable?

A

-ownership of locals encourages it to be successful

11
Q

How is ‘women play a prominent role’ sustainable?

A
  • they take responsibility

- can turn into income generating work(selling veg)

12
Q

What does the pumps provide?

A

safe water which prevents illnesses

13
Q

What type of aid is the rope pumps?

A
  • small scale

- bottom up