HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATEMENT AND SAFE STORAGE IN AFRICA oe 3G %o stinking mates te of the ral plain dik 0 ‘0 contamination in African water: dire ly ariver, a 16% @ eee However, the quality differs the rural population has “depending on whether one ti) Er CnC is in an urban area (56.5%) (0) Oui or a rural area (24.8%) Access to sanitation in Africa Poor sanitation, hygiene, and contaminated water leads to diseases, which are responsible for 127% 25,5% 30,1% 30,1% Kenya Sub - Saharan Tanzania Ethiopia 9% ‘African region has the lowest rate of all regions for access to 0 improved facilities that are not shared with other households of all deaths of children under five or 115 people every hour and where excreta is safely disposed METHODS FOR DISINFECTION AND SAFE STORAGE Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) *, *, | LY gy © Step1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Fila plastic bottle with Place botle in sunligth Minumun 6 hr or 2daysin Store water in the SODIS ‘source water cloudy conditions bottles Tips to safe storage v ® Use cover or lds, rinse out the containers every time water isclted to kee antaners ean, separate containers) x “= {or storage and collection, keep water off the ground at home and pour wate from container into clean cup or e water bottle (don't dip)