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According to UN and Amnesty International reports: "90 to 95% of water in Gaza is not suitable for drinking"
According to WHO reports: "water is crucial in child development".. and: "Palestinians, especially in Gaza are vulnerable to many microbial water-borne diseaseslike Hepatitis A due to water pollution"
>> Mohammed 12, Nasr neighborhood: "The water is salty and it's not even available all the time"
"and when we try to drink it, it tastes awful, so we never drink water from the school"
>> Rasha 13, Shati Refugee Camp: "They give us salty water we get it from home and pay money for it"
>> Izzideen 10, Sheikh Radwan: "..and we almost never get water here.."
"when we want to wash or drink, there is no water.. and it's always salty and when we drink it we get stomach ache!"
Said 11, Sheikh Radwan: "..and sometimes dirty water comes out of the tap"
Abdelqadir 11, Sheikh Radwan: "The water here is salty from the school tank and we get..water from home.. we pay for it"
Sami 10, Jabalia Refugee Camp: "We get salty water at the school and we hope that they give us filtered water ..and we buy good water"
Shahd 9, Tel Zatar: "The water here is salty, and sometimes it has dirt in it and I take a bottle of water everyday with me from home"
"Instead of taking a bottle of water with me I wish they would build a desalination plant"
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) built water purification units in Gaza in 16 UNRWA schools and 22 kindergartens.
But...Children in 222 schools and at least 228 kindergartens are still in dire need of drinking water A small purification unit (for kindergartens) costs $4000 USD and a large one (for schools) costs $11,500 USD
These kids are not asking you for much...