Many Tanzanian Communities Struggling for Water
Government figures shows 21.9 million or roughly 72 per cent of rural dwellers have access to clean water in their environs. Yet the ministry responsible for water and irrigation said it would target to reach 13 per cent additional residents in the rural areas to access water by 2020.
This by statistic means 85 per cent of Tanzanians living in rural communities would have access to water in the next four years. Such targets are positive to improve the welfare of citizens through scaling down waterborne related diseases.
Like in any other developing country in Africa, Tanzania pays heavily on her people with regards to water. Over one third of the country is arid and semi-arid, making it even more difficult for one to access clean and sanitary water.
Colin Mutchler