Social issues of Sanitation and livelihoods

        This lack of safe and good sanitation system has the adverse impact on the individuals as diseases are life threatening as well as the time is also waste for the collection of water. This unsafe sanitation system effects the adults as they are unable to enjoy their life as well as perform in their professional career. Moreover, women also play productive role in the development. So, by installation different sectors for the maintenance of Sanitation services enhance the employment in the country and economy of country is grow efficiently.

        However, by improving the sanitation system lead to the development as the economy of country is grow as well as the it reduces the gender differences and maintain gender equity. Because women and girls suffered a lot in the poor sanitation as collecting of water, take care of their family members as they sick due to the poor sanitation, and they also sacrifice of their education for the sake of their family. This lack of poor sanitation leads towards the poverty and women faced this poverty by managing their family set up. Moreover, women faced a lot of problems due to poor sanitation and managing these problems effectively within the limited resources.

Sanitation and education

        As the poor sanitation in low communities disturb the education of children and they unable to attend the school due to poor health conditions like diarrheal infection from the unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation. This practice is more done in the remote areas where the girls do not attend the school and spend her most of the time in the collection of water. Although, the students that attend the school, but they also have the lack of safe drinking water and poor sanitation system in the school. As a result, they suffered from the infectious disease and due to poor latrine system forced the students to go outside the school for the latrine purpose.

        As the safe drinking water and good sanitation system improved the life style of girls as they get education properly, they do not go outside the home for latrine purposes. This hygiene condition of sanitation and water improve the health of people as well as the girls and children.

Sanitation and health

        The poor sanitation effects the health of individuals around the world. And there is need to protect people from the infectious and life-threatening disease that die annually due to this poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water. This unhygienic condition reduced the development of children as their mental health is also disturbed.

        In recently, more than 40 percent child development is affected due to this unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation. There should be guidance about the menstrual cycle of women and girls in a safe manner. The pregnant women, its childbirth, medical take care will also be managed properly about their child.

References of Sanitation and livelihoods    

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Worldbank.org. (2017, August 28). Millions Around the World Held Back by Poor Sanitation and Lack of Access to Clean Water. Retrieved from https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/08/28/millions-around-the-world-held-back-by-poor-sanitation-and-lack-of-access-to-clean-water