By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA
Dear HOPE Friends,
Bathrooms Constructed to Benefit 500 Villagers in Rural Sindh, Pakistan
The depths of poverty within developing countries such as Pakistan can often reach levels that are far beyond poverty conditions in more developed regions such as North America and Europe . As an organization working to alleviate poverty in Pakistan , the HOPE Team works at a grassroots level to improve the lives of communities living in unrecognized abject conditions - one area in which we have an extensive presence is Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan.
Sujawal is a densely populated rural region in Sindh of approximately one million residents. HOPE has operated a 24/7 charity Hospital in Sujawal which serves 60,000 poor villagers annually for free/nominal cost for two decades.
This month, the HOPE Field Team carried out a project to construct bathrooms to benefit 60 households in Sujawal. Even today, in areas subject to extreme poverty that has been further aggravated by natural disasters such as the 2022 Pakistan Flood Crisis and political strife within Pakistan , many rural communities such as Sujawal do not have access to proper bathrooms .
A lack of a seemingly basic necessity such as a bathroom leads to a plethora of preventable health issues such as diarrhea and infectious diseases that are transmitted due to poor sanitation and hygiene . When human waste is not contained or handled in a sanitary manner, this exacerbates a vicious loop of easily transmittable diseases. Unfortunately children who are often playing outside unintentionally come in contact with unsanitary areas, thus making them the most vulnerable to developing and transmitting debilitating illnesses.
By constructing bathrooms to benefit 500 villagers in Sujawal, we aim to bring some ease to their living conditions as well as take a direct stab at tackling preventable health conditions that abound in the rural region.
We are grateful to our supporters who have put their trust in our efforts to bring about lasting change to the lives of thousands.
Warm regards,
The HOPE USA , HOPE UK , and HOPE Pakistan Teams
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