Posted by Amy Shaw | Jun 17, 2010 | Tinyhttp://2mp.tw/4h | Comments
Infrastructure • Tiby, Mali
Improving Water Resources in Tiby
In the savanna of central Mali where rainfall is unreliable, water is precious and clean water rare. Relying on unprotected water sources for drinking and cooking, most of the community in the Millennium Village of Tiby has been constantly at risk of exposure to waterborne disease, which can lead to serious illness and even death.
Today, an ambitious new piped water system is changing this situation, bringing safer water to more convenient locations throughout the Millennium Village. Read the rest of the story…
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Amy Shaw is a Development Writing Consultant at Millennium Promise. She is based in New York.
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