THE CONTEXT

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• 39% of the population does not have access to an improved drinking water source.

• 57% of the rural population does not use an improved water source compared to 10% in urban areas.

• Only 5% of households use an appropriate water treatment method.

• A quarter of the Togolese population does not have a source of drinking water within a 30-minute walk.

• Access to drinking water in urban areas (67%) is seven times more common than in rural areas (10%).

• In Togo, more than two-thirds of schools do not have access to a drinking water point

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Drinking water supply

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In our area of intervention, the distance from public drilling leads the inhabitants of the villages,  from the bush to obtain supplies from open wells, which dry up in dry periods and are often polluted.  The water supply is also from a river whose water is polluted (Amou River). This lack of drinking water has serious repercussions on daily life as well as on the economy of families. It is an important vector of diseases such as trachoma, cholera, typhoid fever and schistosomiasis.

The Ilé Bahé public school, drilling area, has no drinking water point at the school and in the surrounding villages.

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Level of equipment and state of sanitary practices

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In our project area, the plateaux region, we note an undeniable lack of sanitation solutions. As a result, residents relieve themselves near their homes, in the open air. Schools also lack latrines. The lack of latrine facilities leads to soil pollution due to open defecation. This is a particularly worrying problem that must be resolved for the health of populations and the preservation of the environment.

Indeed, many diseases come from the lack of latrines, and in schools this situation is detrimental to children who are less inclined to go to school when it does not meet minimum reception conditions and particularly affects girls.​