Water Usage Around The World (H2O Action Project)

My action project is based on the water usage between me and Nigeria, a country in Africa. My class wanted to find out how much water we use compared to a country of our choice. I chose Nigeria, because I I am from Nigeria , and I wanted to know more about the country where my family is from. As you will read in my post, I discovered that Nigeria's water usage is extremely low.  Here is a poster i created for my water class that compares my water usage and Nigeria's.

All posters in this page by: AK (2013) Water Usage Around the World. Chicago: GCE.

My water usage is based on how much water I use daily, (hygiene, cooking, cleaning, bathroom). I am comparing my water usage to Nigeria, a country in West Africa. Our class wants to compare the average amount of water each individual uses each day to the country of our choice (I chose Nigeria). "Humanitarian news.com" shows that in Kano ( a city in Nigeria) 40% of its people have access to clean drinking water. Researchers say that about only 65% of Nigeria gets clean drinking water an average of 15 L (3.9 Gallons) per person per day while in the us. I use about 85 Gallons, I apply the word ‘use’ in capital letters because, we here in the U.S actually have an option to use how much water we desire. Nigeria is a country where the people living there are struggling to access clean drinking water. The president of Nigeria stated that during the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), "75 percent of Nigerians would have access to safe drinking water by 2015." I believe, based on this fact, that everyone in Nigeria should have access to clean water.

I believe Nigeria’s government should take action fast because the people are not getting the right amount of water to drink, there isn't enough water pipes for the whole country, that is why people an estimated amount of 1.8 billion people are dying each year each day from lack of water. In my opinion everyone should be able to access clean drinking water no matter where they live. Also, the U.S could take part and help, by giving donations for example and checking on them every month or so, by coming to Nigeria every year and interviewing every day people . We will find out how many people still lack the right amount of water, also if the water is potable. Nigeria’s water usage has decreased over the years, due to lack of sanitation, power or fuel pumping, and broken equipment. In 2006, Nigeria’s water usage decreased from 80% to 65%, but it improved to 74% in 2010. Nigeria continues to suffer due to poor sewage systems. A study shows that about 5% of the households in the Nigeria’s city Lagos are connected to sewage pipes. Nigeria’s call to action is something important because, without fresh water people will lack nutrition and the death toll will start to rise yet again. In conclusion,clean water and access to water is an major issue in Nigeria.

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REFERENCES
PULITZER (year) Title. Internet: Pulitzer website.
All images by AK (2013) except first one.