Clean Water
This is Marcus. He is ten years old and lives in Nigeria. Marcus is drinking clean water from the pump in his village, Maigiginya. Water is a vital part of the environment.

A few years ago there was no clean water in Maigiginya. Dirty water meant that infants often became ill with diarrhoea and died.

New wells
The people in the village set up a team of volunteers to dig wells for clean water and build toilets in houses. Now far fewer people become ill.

CAFOD’s partners, the Mothers’ Welfare Group in Kaduna, funded the villagers’ work. A school and a health post were also built.

Dirty water kills
A quarter of the world’s population does not have access to clean water. People need clean water to drink in order to stay alive.

FACT: In the developing world 10 people die every minute from diseases caused by unsafe water.

Photo: John Spaull