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Water - before and after in Za'atari refugee camp
A new innovative and sustainable water and sanitation network is improving the quality of life for children and their families
UNICEF-Herwig
24 March 2019
💧 A new water and wastewater network in Za’atari Refugee Camp is providing a more sustainable source of clean water and safe sanitation to improve the lives of the 45,000 children who live there and their families 💧
UNICEF-Noorani
BEFORE: A child gets water from a communal water tank in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2013.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2019
AFTER: Sidra, 14, pours a glass of water from the tap of her family's caravan in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2019.
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UNICEF-Noorani
2013
BEFORE: A child gets water from a communal water tank in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2013.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2019
AFTER: Diaa, 10, drinks water from the tap in his family's caravan in Za'atari Refugee Camp.
Now I go and play football, which is much better than collecting water.
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UNICEF-Arnold
2014
BEFORE: A girl stands near the water collection point in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2014.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2019
AFTER: A girl plays football with her friends in Za'atari Refugee Camp on the truck-free streets in 2019.
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UNICEF
2014
BEFORE: A boy refills his jerry cans with water in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2014.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2019
AFTER: A boy in Za'atari Refugee Camp has more time for football now that is no longer any need to collect water in 2019.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2016
BEFORE: Water trucks move along the streets of Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2016.
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UNICEF-Herwig
2019
AFTER: A boy plays with a wheel on a truck-free street in Za'atari Refugee Camp in 2019.
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The water and wastewater network in Za'atari, which has reduced operating costs by two thirds, was generously supported by a donation from Germany, through the KFW, in addition to funding from Canada, UK and US.
