#HearingTheUnheardHRWS. This campaign is organised by international communities to make the plight of communities without access to WASH known. Advocates and stakeholders are encouraged to share blogs, stories, and videos of such communities so as to get help, recommendations, and actions from international communities while also giving a voice to marginalised communities that are left behind in their access to water and sanitation facilities.
According to WHO, more than 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and an estimated 4.2 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services globally.
Hope Spring Water charity participated in the campaign by explaining the plight of Unape Alewa community in Abuja, which faces a serious challenge in accessing clean, safe water. This community is dominated by Gbagi people, who are the original inhabitants of Abuja. The women and children spend most of their productive time fetching water from an unclean stream, which also serves as a watering hole for cattle. The video and information about #HearingTheUnHeard campaign can be found here.
Cattle come regularly to drink from this stream, and after drinking, they urinate inside the water. The community’s people have no choice but to fetch water from the stream because that is the only source of water they have. This situation has led to a lot of conflict between the people and the herdsmen, but there have been no changes. The water situation in the Unape community has led to serious health challenges such as typhoid and cholera. It has also affected the growth of the children in the community.
Mr. Akilu, a resident of the community, also mentioned that there has been no government intervention in the community. He said, We have a problem in terms of water, the water we are using is the same water cows are using. After the cow drinks, they urinate inside, and we don’t have access to any other water, so we are managing the water. He pleaded with people and organisations that have human sympathy to dig a borehole for their community.
Bolu Olorunfemi, Hope Spring Water Director, brought the plight of the community to Hope Spring. Aside from the water challenge faced by this community, they also lack access to educational facilities. She noticed that the children were playing around in the daytime and was told there was no school in the community for the children. Also, we reported the situation to the authorities, but we are not expecting any response from them.
Hope Spring Water has raised half the money needed to build a borehole for the community, and we need your support to raise the remaining amount. and we are seeking the support of people to be able to dig a borehole for the community and give them access to clean water. To get involved or find out more visit! Hope Spring website.
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