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INDONESIA: Helping poor communities secure clean water and adequate sanitation

                   
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Source: IRIN For a poor farming family in central Java, supplying the prized cow or goats with drinking water takes priority over washing themselves. Although the island is famed for its heavy rainfall, the dry season can last up to six months and families are often forced to buy their water from... [read full story]                    

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REGIONAL COMMISSION CALLS FOR URGENT SANITATION EFFORTS

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BANGKOK, Thailand, (Mar. 20, 2008) IPS/GIN - New technology, religion and the market must be harnessed to secure basic toilet facilities for Asia's rural and urban poor, sanitation experts from the region said Thursday in Thailand. ... More than 2.6 billion people across...

                   

INDONESIA: Helping poor communities secure clean water and adequate sanitation

irinnews.org
May 8, 2008
        

JAKARTA, 8 May 2008 (IRIN) - For a poor farming family in central Java, supplying the prized cow or goats with drinking water takes priority over washing themselves. Although the island is famed for its heavy rainfall, the dry season can last up to six months and families are often forced to buy...