Ntafufu, South Africa © Swanshurst School, E-learning Zone

Water Supply and Use

Access to clean water is a basic human right. Millions of South Africans do not have access to clean water. In the Ntafufu Valley there is no piped water. Water comes from the river or from collecting rain water. Watch the videos and use the links to find out more about water as an issue in the less economically developed world.


Water supply - see how the community get their water	Water Usage - see how water is used by people in the valley

Further Information on waterborne diseases - World Health Organization website. View reports of disease outbreaks in South Africa, including recent outbreaks of cholera. Click Health Topics from the main menu on the left side of the page, then click water, then Water, Sanitation and Health to view links to a variety of information for topics such as water related diseases and emerging issues in water and infectious disease.