Somalia water problems including waterborne diseases and shortage of water
Sheikh NorSomalia
Micro-documentary
This short documentary film highlights the major problems facing thousands of Somalis internally displaced people towards lack of access to safe water and its paucity in IDP camps, as one in every ten Somali children currently dies of Acute watery diarrhea and malnutrition as a result of the above mentioned disease which is a major cause of death. In overcrowded IDP settlements, there is limited access to safe and potable water. The number of latrines is rarely sufficient and this often leads to open defecation and faecal contamination of nearby boreholes and drinking water.
This short documentary film highlights the major problems facing thousands of Somalis internally displaced people towards lack of access to safe water and its paucity in IDP camps, as one in every ten Somali children currently dies of Acute watery diarrhea and malnutrition as a result of the above mentioned disease which is a major cause of death. In overcrowded IDP settlements, there is limited access to safe and potable water. The number of latrines is rarely sufficient and this often leads to open defecation and faecal contamination of nearby boreholes and drinking water.