Country : Côte d’Ivoire
Djoum Village
Population : 2 500 inhabitants
Number of children under 15 : 650
The village of Djoum is located 415 km from Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The village had a well that is no longer in working order. They are now stocking up in a pond. This water is used for latrines but it is unsanitary for daily use (hydration, cooking, hygiene). The population travel 3 kilometers to stock up in a neighboring village. The recovered water is unfit for human consumption and causes many health disorders including diarrheal diseases, cholera, typhoid fever, …
It is in this context that the NGO Adia and the Safe Water Cube Endowment Fund have teamed up to harvest and install a Safe Water Cube fountain.
This project was funded with the financial support of Ouest Rayonnage.
The project consists in installing 1 Safe Water Cube fountain in the village of Djoum in Ivory Coast to allow residents to have access to drinking water and prevent the proliferation of diseases due to poor water quality.
This project focuses on two points: WATER and HEALTH