Clean Water

Access to safe, clean water and safe and hygienic sanitation is a basic human right, but in so many parts of our world that right is not given to the people. 25 percent of urban dwellers and 40 percent of rural Lao population are lacked access to safe drinking water. In certain locations, villagers have to walk up to 2 kilometer to get access to water. Once the water is fetched from water sources like rivers, streams, ponds, and any water holes they can find, it is boiled to make it clean and drinkable. Some families report that at times they don’t even take the steps to boil before consuming it.

While educating children is so important, keeping them safe and healthy are vital to their growth and development. Without clean drinking water, children become sick from bacteria found in stagnate water and aren’t able to attend school. Jai Lao wants to ensure they are able to have clean water and a conducive place to learn and grow through projects that provide access to clean water for rural villages.