| The poor hygienic situation in the villages is the main course of diseases and a high death rate especially amongst the youngest children. This can easily be improved by giving all people access to clean water wells and explaind them some hygiene basics. Cambodia Children Aid and CAMDOC have a project where the poorest families that do not have access to a clean water well are helped, by spending them and the neighbouring families a well. Such a well is a deeply digged or drilled hole in the ground with a hand operated pump, made out of plastic tubes on top of it. The families are expected to help with digging and making the place such that it can be kept clean. Before operation, the water quality is checked. The water must be free from sediment, heavy metals and poisonous chemicals and of course meet minimum biological cleanliness standards. The average costs of a new well of this kind is between $ 50 - 75. |
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