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TPRF Grant of US$30,000 Funds Long-Term Clean Water Aid in Tanzania

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 10th, 2010

Newswire/ --A grant of US$30,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) will support the long-term Community Managed Water Supplyprogram in remote rural areas of Tanzania that lack basic safe water.

The recipient of the grant, the international nonprofit organization WaterAid, is working in Tanzania to ensure equitable and sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services for the poorest and most vulnerable communities. WaterAid reports that 884 million people worldwide are without access to safe water and 2.6 billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation.

In Tanzania the situation is critical. The average life expectancy is just...

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