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Habari za Tanzania 1/2005
| :: | Water for life |
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| :: | Editorial: Poor water-planning in Tanzania |
| There’s no lack of water in Tanzania. But a lot of people don’t have access to clean water - and every year the farmers are complaining that their crops need more water. | |
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| :: | Long walk for water |
| A WOMAN’S JOB: A properly dug well would save the people on the maasai steppe a lot of worries and suffering. But as long as the women is doing the walking and waiting for dirty water, nobody seems to care | |
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| :: | Wrong use of energy |
| CALORIES: Women waste a lot of time and energy on collecting and supplying water to their homes. This energy and time could be better used to a lot of other more productive purposes. But lack of equality between the sexes is still a hindrance to efficiency | |
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| :: | Waiting for the rain |
| COLLECTING WATER: For a lot of farmers and pastoralists it is a catastrophe, when the rain fails | |
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| :: | The essence of life |
| HEALTH: We need water to survive. Without water the human body won’t last very long. Water helps maintain our bodies, it strengthens our immune system and it is essential to drink a lot of water to avoid diseases | |
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| :: | Thousands flee water-clashes |
| A brutal slaughter of 16 children in a dispute over water sends shock waves through the local population | |
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| :: | Disconnected in Dar |
| CITY WATER: Disconnected and illegal water pipes leave Dar citizens dry. The situation has not improved with the newly privatized water-company | |
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| :: | The oil of the 21st century |
| PRIVATIZATION: In 20 years two-thirds of the world’s population will be without drinking water, the World Bank predicts. The solution is to privatize the control over water resources. Private companies are now earning a profit on selling the water, while the access to water for the poorest people seem to get even worse | |
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| :: | Water around the world |
| SMALL STORIES: Water is a very important resource. But that fact is dealt with in different ways all over the world | |
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| :: | Taps are running dry |
| ENVIRONMENT: The world is facing a water crisis. More and more people will have to share the same amount of water. | |
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| :: | The people at the mountain |
| FLOURIDE: The tribes around Mount Meru are heading towards a modern sustainable development through new knowledge and new methods. And they have gained their experience from very limited financial sources | |
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| :: | Hungry in the dark |
| UGANDA: Rich and poor Ugandans get close to the effects of lack of water | |
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