To show how children in Somalia suffer to obtain water, the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Reelmedia did an experiment with a water stand. To get a bottle of water, people had to walk the same distance as young Somalis usually do to find water. It is estimated that 2,4 million children do not have clean water in Somalia and that during droughts, many have to walk up to 50 kilometres in order not to die of thirst.

At the tent, clients who took on the challenge used a treadmill to track how many kilometres they had walked. Those who wanted smaller bottles of water had to walk 10 kilometres, while those who wanted larger receptacles had to walk 30 kilometres. Upon getting the bottles, walkers could see on the label the names of diseases carried by untreated drinking water, such as cholera and hepatitis A. In 2017 alone, 36 thousand cases of cholera were registered in Somalia.

The goal of the experiment was to encourage people to help the Somalis. After seeing a video about the initiative, a hotel in Turkey decided to donate US $ 5,700 to a program that distributes food and water in Somalia. Aside from being one of the most impoverished countries in the world, Somalia is undergoing a serious drought that has affected 3 million people.

Questions
– According to the text, children in Somalia walk up to how many kilometres for water?
– How would you feel if after walking 10 kilometres, you were given a bottle of water with cholera?

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