1. Sierra Leone Clean Water Accessibility By: Srushti Ghone, Vandana Chundu, Stanley Wang, Andrew Xu

2. Sierra Leone is located on the west coast of Africa Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea Liberia, and the Atlantic Ocean. The total area of Sierra Leone is 71,740 km 2 There are six rivers but only two of them are safe to drink from. Sierra Leone is translated to "Lion Mountain" Geography

4. Mining Chemicals used during agricultural production Government does not have resources to maintain and distribute clean water Uncontrollable garbage dumping and landfills Causes for Contaminated Water

5. Population of Sierra Leone 2008: About 5.9 million people Water supply total: 1990: Population 48% coverage 2008: Population 49% coverage UN Target Goal For 2015: Population 74% coverage Sanitation Coverage Total: 1990: Population 16% coverage 2008:Population 13% coverage UN Target Goal For 2015: Population 66% Coverage Statistics

6. MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Waterborne and Water-Transmitted Diseases Connections to other MDGs

7. Cholera Malaria Yellow Fever Rift Valley Fever Japanese Encephalitis Hepatitis A/B Diseases

8. If you are a child born in Sierra Leone you have a more than one in four chance of not living to see your fifth birthday.

9. Repairing and restoring wells Ocean water sanitation and purification plant Set up a sewage or waste disposal system Creation of dams to preserve water Possible Solutions