Washing the Millennium Development Goals Away Ishaan Attri, Tathagat Bhattacharyya, Olivia Ling, Ethan Glattfelder MDG 7 : Target 7.C Water and Sanitation Crisis in Niger

“Safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are crucial for poverty reduction, crucial for sustainable development, and crucial for achieving any and every one of the Millennium Development Goals” – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

Statistics Population of Niger: 15 million 7.9 million: don't have access to safe water Average life expectancy: 52 years 48%: use improved water sources 9%: use adequate sanitation 16%: of infants die before the age of 5 12,000 children die every year from diarrhea

The Problem There is a lack of potable water in Niger - only half the population has access to it. Niger's lack of sanitation causes mortality, especially among infants, and a polluted environment.

Effects infant mortality disempowered women uneducated children women who spend time getting water cannot be educated and start businesses Niger's agricultural economy suffers from contaminated crops and soil (from feces) affects all other aspects of the MDG goals

Roots Open defecation contaminates the environment, yet is common practice Latrines defy social norms. Niger is not technologically advanced, and sanitation knowledge is uncommon Water is inaccessible.

Short-term Solutions Pur Packet Technology Dry-Bath: germicidal, dry shower Lifestraw: filtering straw Nanoparticle Filters All of the above are personal sanitation devices that can be bought by the UNDP at affordable costs and made available to Nigeriens.

Long-term Solutions Sanitation education for Nigerien children. Construction of functional latrines, built above flood levels and downhill from wells. Sand distillation systems. Wells in communities to access groundwater.

Education Education is key to every one of our solutions. health education sanitation education education on public property and community values (for acceptance) increasing water flow to allocate "drinking" and "washing" water

Cost of the Project Pur Packets: $12 million per annum (8 per cap.) Lifestraws: $6.11 million (one per household) DryBath: $15.29 million (experimental) Nanoparticles: $7.6 million per annum (per household) Groundwater Wells: $7,000 per well (one per village) Latrines: ~$250 per latrine, replaced every 5 yrs. Sand Distillation: $1,000 a tank (one per village)

Total Funds $21.4 million - implementation $19.6 million per annum $8,000 per village $250 every five years per latrine.

Impact These measures will contribute to all other MDGs, empowering women, allowing Nigeriens to start businesses and overcome poverty, encouraging primary education reducing child mortality supplying clean water and adequate sanitation to Nigeriens.

This Nigerien woman will spend more hours every year collecting dirty water... than going to school, or starting a business...

These Nigerien children can't go to school......they have to collect dirty water.

Every thirty seconds, a Nigerien child dies from a waterborne illness... We can fix that.

For the cost of one Starbucks coffee... A Nigerien citizen... can drink clean well water......for 20 years.

Jobs for sustainable development to build latrines......and wells. Women can start businesses, not collect water for hours a day.

This nanoparticle filter can supply Nigeriens with their daily amount of water......only it can be clean. $2.50 per family per year

Simple solutions for a better world. United Nations Environment Programme