Read about two communities and how they use water in Albion, New York and
Kambi ya Simba, Tanzania.
In the town of Albion in upstate New York, students understandably take
running water for granted. Shiny drinking fountains and bathrooms with
toilets don¹t get a second look, and the high school swimming pool doesn¹t
raise any eyebrows.
Six thousand miles away, in the Tanzanian village of Kambi ya Simba,
students use jugs to fetch water from the nearest pump and bring it back to
school, where the water is then used for drinking (after being boiled),
cooking, and cleaning. At the primary school, the nearest water pump runs
dry six months of the year. Then, it¹s a five-kilometer walk to fetch water.
As part of WKCD¹s ³In Our Global Village² program, students have shared
water stories...
in Albion: http://issuu.com/wkcd/docs/albion_water
In Kambi ya Simba: http://issuu.com/wkcd/docs/kambiyasimba_water
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