Islamic Relief Canada
Ottawa for Bangladesh - Flood Emergency Campaign
Taslima is a 32 year old housewife of Anowar, and lives with her family in Dakpara village. In order to collect clean water, she treks multiple times throughout the day to a water supply located 200 metres away from her house. Nearby sanitation facilities are in poor conditions and have resulted in her family suffering from multiple accounts of diarrhoea, typhoid and jaundice. Shortly after assessing this community’s imminent needs, Islamic Relief Canada selected Hossen’s family among others to receive the construction of 200 shallow tube wells, 50 deep tube wells, and 250 household latrines. Anowar now takes part of a local committee formed to oversee the new WASH services and facilities, acting as his community’s main representative. In this new role, Anowar frequently checks his neighbourhood’s WASH facilities, holds discussions with local community members, and communicates any needs with our team on the ground. Taslima and Anowar express their gratitude, stating, “Nowadays our community is not affected by water borne disease. Now, safe water is within our reach. We hope that our community’s unity and goodwill will protect the facility.”
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