Why sanitation :: Elizabeth Were podcast

Water.org Kenya Staff Program Officer Elizabeth Were shares how a lack of sanitation causes hardship in the lives of girls in urban and rural areas, and how safe sanitation affects lives and improves childhood mortality rates. [1 min]

Capital city: Nairobi
Population of 39 million
17 million lack safe water
22 million have no sanitation services
5% infant mortality
50% live in poverty
Local office in Nairobi

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