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Freetown doesn\u2019t ease you in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city seems to rise straight out of the Atlantic and lies amid rolling hills of lush tropical and bio-diverse forests. Dense, humid and alive. Traffic moves in never ending waves, markets spill into the streets, and everywhere you look, people are building, trading and moving goods. Behind all that energy lies a quieter reality: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access to clean water and healthy nutrition isn\u2019t a given. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with Made Blue ambassadors, Hoogwegt and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods, we travelled to Freetown, Sierra Leone to visit co-funded projects in underserved communities of this bustling capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paradoxically, water itself isn\u2019t scarce in Freetown. Rainfall is abundant and groundwater is available. But the infrastructure to capture, treat and distribute it hasn\u2019t kept pace with the city\u2019s growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city\u2019s water infrastructure was built for around half a million people, while today close to 2 million call it home. As Freetown expanded, informal settlements grew faster than water systems could keep up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts on the ground from World Vision Sierra Leone showed us how our funds are being implemented in the very communities that have grown beyond the reach of existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clean water for the community, by the community.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kissy Shell sits in the eastern part of Freetown, an informal part of the city where water infrastructure hasn’t caught up. Here, a new solar-powered borehole now stands in the middle of daily life, serving the community and it’s market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clean water close to home is very welcome where women previously faced gender-based violence while collecting water, and children regularly missed school to participate in this daily chore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the new borehole, a tap delivers clean water and an adjacent kiosk sells hygiene related products, like sanitary pads, soap, disinfectant alcohol and toothpaste. Small user fees from the water tap and sales from the kiosk fund maintenance of the borehole, replacing charity with a local watereconomy designed to sustain itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Now that there is a water point in their community, clean drinking water is much more accessible. Hygiene has improved, people are no longer getting sick from unsafe water, and children can attend school. Something we often take for granted \u2014 clean drinking water from a tap \u2014 is truly life-changing here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At WMA School, the impact of water shows up in the small, everyday moments students describe themselves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the borehole was installed, access to water was limited and often came at a cost. \u201cBefore, we had to leave the school to go and buy water. We didn\u2019t always have enough, so we couldn\u2019t wash our hands after using the toilet. It wasn\u2019t healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With only a handful of toilets lacking sufficient water for thousands of students, hygiene was difficult to maintain. \u201cJust imagine a school of 2,000 students with only four bathrooms. Sometimes hundreds of children had to share one. It caused many problems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, that situation has changed. The difference goes beyond convenience. It directly affects health, attendance, and the ability to learn. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We don\u2019t have to leave class to search for water anymore. These facilities have really changed the lives of our school and the community. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milk powder for school meals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Freetown, our focus isn\u2019t only on water but also on nutrition, thanks to the additional support of Made Blue ambassadors Hoogwegt and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods. At REC Primary School in Upper Jui, we saw what that means for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through Sierra Leone\u2019s national school feeding programme, students receive one meal a day. It\u2019s essential for school attendance but in practice, that meal often consists of rice and beans. Filling, but lacking key nutrients such as calcium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With support from Hoogwegt and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods, milk powder is added to the meals. This improves nutritional value and helps children concentrate better in class. It\u2019s a simple intervention, but according to teachers the impact is immediately visible: more energy, better focus, and more active participation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Water and nutrition reinforce each other<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What stood out during our visit is how closely these two elements are connected. Water supports hygiene and health. Nutrition provides energy and focus. Together, they shape what a school day looks like, and what children are able to get out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where students once spent time collecting water, they can now focus on their lessons. And where a meal used to be mainly filling, it now also supports growth and development. These are not complex interventions. It\u2019s a straightforward combination that makes visible extra impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a water point in a busy neighbourhood to a glass of milk in a classroom, progress is found in the details of everyday life. What may seem ordinary to us determines whether a child stays healthy, can attend school, and has the opportunity to move forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Freetown WASH & Milk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Sierra Leone, we build and improve water systems for schools and markets in the poorest areas of Freetown. At schools, we take an extra step \u2014 with the help of dedicated Made Blue ambassadors \u2014 by addressing calcium deficiency among students.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to learn more about our water projects?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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rom households in Bangladesh and Nepal to schools in remote villages in Ethiopia \u2014 every Made Blue water project brings us one step closer to sustainable access to clean drinking water for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about our projects and the impact we\u2019re making together:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With 7 water kiosks and the provision of milk powder for school meals, we help more than 55,000 people to a better future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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