H. Knott
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Berlin, Germany
| Location: | Anwomaso, Ashanti, Ghana |
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| Category: | Emergency Aid & Crisis Relief |
| Published: | 18 August 2008 |
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I suffered severely from diarrhoea when I travelled to the village of Anwomaso in the Ashanti region of Ghana for voluntary work. I nearly lost my life from this disease but was fortunate to have received urgent medical attention in Kumasi. It was discovered to have been because by the untreated (contaminated water) that entered my body.
Many children die everyday from these water borne disease in sub Saharan Africa due to unclean water in take.
Doctors supporting me on this project talks to me about the numerous water borne disease in these villages that are reported to facility which are unfortunately killing many of the inhabitants.
Apart from the common water borne diseases like Diarrhoea and Guinea Worm attacking and killing them , the following disease has also hit the
• Arsenicosis – Arsenic in drinking water can cause hard wounds on the skin.
• Schistosomiasis – a disease caused by worms that go into people’s skin when they swim, bathe or wash in contaminated water. The infection eventually damages the liver, intestines, lungs and bladder.
• Trachoma – an eye infection spread through poor hygiene caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. It can cause blindness.
• Typhoid – from contaminated food or water which give headaches, nausea and takes away appetite.
As a victim, I see the urgency in embarking on this project to raise funds to purchase and distribute Life Straws which is effective in purifying water before it enters the body.
With just 7 Euros, you can also save a life. I have personally funded and distributed over 100 life straws to rural folks and school children, there is much need for this and I envisage every school child to have a life straw for use in areas with predominant water borne disease all across west Africa. I am however limiting myself to the village of Anwomaso and it surroundings for now due to the rate of death now.
Donate 7 euros or more now to save a child and own a piece of this outreach!
Many children die everyday from these water borne disease in sub Saharan Africa due to unclean water in take.
Doctors supporting me on this project talks to me about the numerous water borne disease in these villages that are reported to facility which are unfortunately killing many of the inhabitants.
Apart from the common water borne diseases like Diarrhoea and Guinea Worm attacking and killing them , the following disease has also hit the
• Arsenicosis – Arsenic in drinking water can cause hard wounds on the skin.
• Schistosomiasis – a disease caused by worms that go into people’s skin when they swim, bathe or wash in contaminated water. The infection eventually damages the liver, intestines, lungs and bladder.
• Trachoma – an eye infection spread through poor hygiene caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. It can cause blindness.
• Typhoid – from contaminated food or water which give headaches, nausea and takes away appetite.
As a victim, I see the urgency in embarking on this project to raise funds to purchase and distribute Life Straws which is effective in purifying water before it enters the body.
With just 7 Euros, you can also save a life. I have personally funded and distributed over 100 life straws to rural folks and school children, there is much need for this and I envisage every school child to have a life straw for use in areas with predominant water borne disease all across west Africa. I am however limiting myself to the village of Anwomaso and it surroundings for now due to the rate of death now.
Donate 7 euros or more now to save a child and own a piece of this outreach!
