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WaterLoo - Winning the battle for safe water and sanitation Water and sanitation work hand-in-hand. Practices such as open defecation make it difficult to keep the water sources free from contamination. Readily available water is just as important for waste management and the practice of proper hygiene such as hand-washing and bathing. In Cambodia, an overcrowded urban slum did not have basic amenities like toilets. Soon, openly-strewn bags of shit had turned the areas surrounding the community’s homes into a waste dump. With little space for household toilets, Lien Aid worked with the community to build an integrated hygiene and sanitation complex that would meet the needs of the residents. |
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Over in Vietnam where many public hospitals suffer from poor water and sanitation management, the patients and staff at the National Cancer Hospitals had to make do with an intermittent water supply that failed to meet national health standards. Lien Aid, together with the Lien Institute for the Environment and the Water Resources University in Vietnam, added improved water tanks and treatment systems for a better water supply, sustained with new management procedures. Plans are underway to replicate this model and expand the scope to include proper waste management systems at district hospitals. |
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Providing water and sanitation facilities in schools is one of the key ways of keeping girls from dropping out. In Chinese schools, latrines are commonly non-existent. Lien Aid built a new toilet complex in a Shanxi school, complete with cubicles for greater privacy and provided hygiene training to instil good sanitation values in the students. |
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