In Nigeria alone, more than 45 million people practise open defecation.
Water, the earth’s most prized resource, is the lifeblood of our planet. It is a fundamental component of every ecosystem, sustaining life in its various forms. Despite its importance, water is not as easy to access as it is meant to be.in the world lacked access to safely managed drinking water. Of this number, 115 million people drank surface water.
Through this alliance, designated communities received 28 new boreholes, 145 units of public latrines with handwashing facilities and 20 existing boreholes were rehabilitated. This is in addition to a $2 million WASH partnership being implemented with the USAID in 44 communities across Cross River and Abia States.
Building on this, NBC, quite recently partnered with the Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to provide ultramodern toilet and sanitary facilities in five locations in Nigeria, including Lagos , Owerri, Benin, Kano, and Maiduguri. According to projections, this initiative will impact about 5 million people annually.
Despite its many achievements, the company hopes to do more. It expects that nations across the world need to intensify efforts to make safe water, sanitation and proper hygiene prominent in communities. Beyond the countless deaths , millions of lives are affected adversely due to inadequate or poor WASH services.
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