To begin, many times the water systems installed in Guatemala are to provide them with water; however, not potable water in which many are not aware of and ends up affecting many’s health. For instance, most of the times when engineers install pipes that only have the purpose in providing water, people are not hygienic and don't boil the water. This is detrimental to their health because people are drinking contaminated water. What is the most devastating is that children not only in Guatemala, but in other countries as well are the most affected. For instance, the article, “Children Dying Daily because of Unsafe Water Supplies and Poor Sanitation and Hygiene”, explains how children globally are affected due to waterborne diseases. UNICEF states,
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Unlike other countries, Guatemala is not given this care. This causes an even bigger problem because then Guatemalans drink dirty water and get sick or sometimes even die. Not only this but once they are taught how to be hygienic, people often refuse to leave their old customs. When I interviewed Nick Chudeau he told me, “most of the times third world countries’ water problems aren’t necessary people not having clean water, but rather people not having good hygienic practices when they drink, eat and cook”. This demonstrates, how ignorance is a contributing factor to water related diseases. However, Nick Chudeau is right to a certain extent, sometimes being unhygienic does not affect your health. Nevertheless, this isn't the biggest problem regarding water issues. This can be proven with some information I got through my extensive investigation. In the interview with Daniel De Leon, he explained to me that people in Guatemala would drink water from systems they had installed without boiling the water. This exemplifies, how not being hygienic is not the biggest problem to be concerned about regarding water issues. Still, being unhygienic with water can be critical because like Chudeau said, it can be detrimental to people's
Unlike other countries, Guatemala is not given this care. This causes an even bigger problem because then Guatemalans drink dirty water and get sick or sometimes even die. Not only this but once they are taught how to be hygienic, people often refuse to leave their old customs. When I interviewed Nick Chudeau he told me, “most of the times third world countries’ water problems aren’t necessary people not having clean water, but rather people not having good hygienic practices when they drink, eat and cook”. This demonstrates, how ignorance is a contributing factor to water related diseases. However, Nick Chudeau is right to a certain extent, sometimes being unhygienic does not affect your health. Nevertheless, this isn't the biggest problem regarding water issues. This can be proven with some information I got through my extensive investigation. In the interview with Daniel De Leon, he explained to me that people in Guatemala would drink water from systems they had installed without boiling the water. This exemplifies, how not being hygienic is not the biggest problem to be concerned about regarding water issues. Still, being unhygienic with water can be critical because like Chudeau said, it can be detrimental to people's