Poverty was written all over their faces, flies swarm around them as if to say “don’t worry everything will be fine”, this has led their mothers to seek refuge under the arm of prostitution.
Arriving at the place where the vast majority of prostitutes that have crowded Juru Growth Point stay ,we saw a dilapidated shop which was built in times of the colonial regime, but inside it was divided by cardboard boxes into eight small apartments which accommodated eight families.
Every day, 800 million women around the world has a period, yet for most this time of the month is shrouded in secrecy, shame and stigma – regardless of who they are or where they are in the world. WaterAid aims to help change this by opening the conversation this Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Why does WaterAid want to bring periods out of the closet? The easier it is for people to discuss menstruation, whether they are teenage girls, village leaders or government ministers, the easier it will become for women and girls to discuss what changes they need to deal with their periods with dignity.
In a bid to support the Government of Liberia WASH initiative, the British charity, WaterAid Liberia and Sierra Leone has engaged in several WASH projects in the country with the aim of restoring the dignity of Liberians and foreign residents.
The charity in concert with one of its local partners, Community Development Services (CODES) has provided WASH services in several communities in Grand Kru County.
Grand Kru County, like other counties in the south east of Liberia is in dire need of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services.
As President Jacob Zuma launched the United Nations World Water Development Report 2017, stakeholders asked if South Africa’s water scarcity is helping to drive new forms of partnership within the private sector.
Speaking on behalf of the Global High-Level Panel on Water (of heads of state), President Zuma shared his thoughts on the global water situation yesterday, stating “We have the potential to create new and more positive economic and social developmental pathways”, making reference in part to the building of partnerships. The President was addressing a global audience hosted by the South Africa Water Sector for World Water Day on 22 March in Durban.
‘Wild Water: The State of the World’s Water’ briefing released to mark World Water Day 2017 - To mark World Water Day, on 22 March WaterAid Liberia is calling for urgent action from the international community and the government to reach the 847,000 rural people in Liberia without access to clean water.
WaterAid’s annual analysis of global water access, Wild Water: The State of the World’s Water, released ahead of World Water Day on 22 March, examines the vulnerability of rural communities around the world to extreme weather events resulting from climate change – including cyclones, ruinous flooding and prolonged drought.
