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Water is the staff of life and a prerequisite for a healthy life. |
Water is like the blood every human being needs in the
body because without it, life can’t go on, yet Africa faces the biggest challenge of the water crisis yearly, which often leads to poor sanitation,
diseases, and other health hazards.
Like a lazy-moving snail, Africa’s development has been very
slow, affecting its infrastructure, including buildings, sanitation,
schools, health, and water. Poverty is so severe that many villages have no
access to electricity or water.
The water crisis in developing Africa and other continents
called for ‘World Water Day’ – Conference on Environment and Development in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, by the United Nations on March 22, 1992, on the theme
‘Water For Life'.