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PRESENTATION

ONWater And Sanitation

Good Health


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FACILITATOR

Rev. G. Abraham Powell - BTH, MBASR. PASTOR,

EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM (REDEP)


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OBJECTIVE

Provide clear understanding on therelationship between Water andSanitation and its im ortance to the

Christian Life.

Understand the Water and Sanitation

Situation in Liberia and how is itaffecting the Christian Lives.


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The Importance of WATSAN to theChristian Life

Fresh water is a finite and vulnerable resourcewhich is essential to sustain life,

ccess to sa e r n ng water an san tat on s abasic human right

Safe water, hygiene practices and sanitation aredirectly linked to improved public health.


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Exodus 15: 22 25So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea and they went out

into the wilderness of Shur, and they went three days in the

wilderness and found no water,

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of thewaters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it

was called Marah.

,we drink?

And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord showed him a tree,which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were

made sweet; there he made for them a statute and anordinance, and there he proved them,

Also Exodus 17:1 - 7


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Water and Sanitation in Liberia

The Water and Sanitation situation in Liberia is very grave.Since 20 years ago now, there has been no pipe borne water in

the County. Liberians have been drinking from opened wells,

rivers, creeks, and hand du wells.

As the result of this, statistics on suspected cases of cholera in2010 was 1,435

This is the result of unsafe drinking water


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Water and Sanitation in Liberia

Good hygienic practices is not being observed by many people inLiberia especially in rural Liberia. Waste are stocked piled on the

streets, and are placed anywhere in the street or communities.

Hence, these aba es become the breedin centres for

mosquitoes, thus leading to malaria and other environmentaldiseases.


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SOME DRINKING WATER SAMPLE


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SOME DRINKING WATER POINTS


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OPENED WELL


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WASTE


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WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP CURTAIL

THIS PROBLEM OF UNSAFE DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION IN LIBERIA

GROUP DISCUSION


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WHAT DID MOSES DO WHEN THECHILDREN OF ISRAEL NEEDED WATER

WHAT DID JESUS DO WHEN NEED FOR HIS PEOPLE?


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The Resources Development Program (REDEP)work in Liberia

Resources Development Program (REDEP) is a local NGO whichwork towards developing the resources of people, provide

support towards community development. Over the period,

REDEP has worked thru ECREP in providing safe drinking water

to communities, through the construction of hand dug wells,latrines and carrying out health/hygiene promotion


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