Alleviating Poverty: Water Kiosks in Cambodia

Alleviating Poverty: Water Kiosks in Cambodia

According to United Nations (U.N.) reports, 70% of rural Cambodian households lack access to a clean water supply. Thousands of households use dirty surface water, undermining the nation’s economic growth and public safety. This lack of clean water directly exacerbates poverty, as families must spend limited income on fuel to boil water or on medical care for waterborne illnesses, which prevents adults from working and children from attending sc…