For All! Four Essential Services
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Four services
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Education
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“We have to cross three creeks to reach our schools. The creeks swell up to four feet during rainy periods. When the rains come, our mothers fear for our lives.” |
Primary school students,
Kimarayag, Philippines
• Two million more teachers are needed to ensure education for all;
• 72 million children, mostly girls, do not attend primary school;
• In several developing countries, parents must pay for their children’s education.
Education For All!
Health
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“The nurse/patient ratio we have, it’s too big. Medicines are also a big problem. It’s very hard. But I’m not leaving. If all of us go, who’s going to look after all of these mothers and small children?” |
Beatrice Mkandawire, nurse,
Kamuzu, Malawi
• Four million more health workers are needed to ensure universal access to medical care;
• Every day, 1400 women die needlessly in pregnancy or childbirth;
• In Canada, Aboriginals are in worse health than other Canadians. In Quebec, people living in disadvantaged areas can expect their health to deteriorate 7 to 10 years before that of wealthier people.
Health For All!
Water
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“It’s really hard work because the water buckets are so heavy… I’ve heard that, in other places, people just turn on a tap in their house and water comes out. I would love a tap like that in our house.” |
Osuda Hasanova,
Shibanai village, Tadjikistan
• Over a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water;
• In certain regions, women and girls walk more than 6 kilometres every day to fetch water;
• In 2007, 97 First Nations communities in Canada had no access to clean water and 67 municipalities in Quebec issued "boil water" and "do not drink" advisories.
Water For All!
Sanitation
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“I will never forget how I suffered due to the lack of water. There was no water to wash the baby or myself. I was ashamed of the unpleasant smell, especially when my neighbours visited me.” |
Misra Kedir,
Hitosa, Ethiopia
• One person in three lacks access to adequate sanitary facilities;
• Today, 4000 children will die of diarrhea caused by dirty water;
• Lack of proper sanitation facilities forces many women and girls to wait until dusk or dawn to relieve themselves, often in the fields or bushes, where they risk sexual harassment or assault.
Sanitation For All!
