Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Challenge, Fifty-nine per cent of the population in South Sudan lacks access to safe water. To survive, families may be forced to drink dirty water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea, which remain the leading causes of death among children in South Sudan. The situation is further aggravated by poor hygiene practices.…, Resources, Solution, Clean water for every child UNICEF is providing communities with access to safe water. One way of doing this is by drilling boreholes. In areas where long-term solutions are still needed, UNICEF is trucking fresh water to communities or providing families with purification tablets and powder. Latrines are constructing and maintained, and…