More than two billion people worldwide have no access to clean drinking water.
In rural regions of Africa and Asia in particular, contaminated springs, a lack of wells and inadequate sanitary facilities jeopardise health - especially that of children. In Germany, clean water still flows freely from the tap. But here, too, people are increasingly experiencing periods of drought and flash floods.
This is why our UEM member churches are involved in local projects and programmes to provide clean drinking water.
There is no public water supply in the village of Lak Lak on the island of Sumatra. Families are dependent on contaminated water from a single water point. Children in particular suffer from diarrhoea, infections and malnutrition. To improve the situation, the Pakpak Dairi Church is building a well and installing washbasins and toilets at the kindergarten. Hygiene training sessions are organised for the children and their families with illustrative posters.
In the refugee camps in eastern Congo, the Baptist Church in Central Africa provides thousands with clean drinking water every day. The church provides refugees with water canisters and buckets, which families use to wait at temporary standpipes. The difficult logistics and limited availability of drinking water lead to long waiting times and constant insecurity. In order to improve the situation in the long term, the church is planning to build new wells and water pipes.
Germany is considered a water-rich country - for now! For years, we have been consuming more water than can be renewed naturally. Droughts and floods are also becoming more and more likely in our country. The congregations from the Ahr valley gratefully remember the great solidarity and willingness to donate within the UEM community of churches after the severe flooding in the summer of 2021.
Construction of wells in remote regions without a public water supply
For many people, this not only means an enormous relief in everyday life, but also protection against diseases caused by contaminated water.
Sanitary facilities in kindergartens and schools
Often it is not just the children who benefit, but the whole village - because the facilities are shared.
Hygiene and health training
In training courses, children and parents learn about simple hygiene measures that protect their health and strengthen co-operation in the community.
Provision of drinking water in crisis regions
For displaced people, clean water to drink not only means health, but also provides vital security and stability.
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