Women living in rural areas do not have access to safe drinking water. A problem which particularly affects women and girls. They are responsible for hygiene and food tasks, sometimes making them lose their chances of working and going to school. Water chores expose them to health risks (carrying heavy loads from an early age) and safety (rape or theft on the way to collect water). Unsanitary, inaccessible and exorbitantly cost in relation to household income, water is often synonymous with ordeal for these women.
Lack of access to a safe and privacy-friendly toilet leaves women and girls vulnerable to the risk of assault and sexual harassment. Lack of sanitation at school can also prevent girls from attending school.
ASOME tries to solve these problems by helping these women and these teenagers, to benefit from sanitary napkins during the periods of menstruation and to offer bins to the various schools wishing to improve their living environment.
Larger-scale actions are planned, such as access to decision-making bodies to improve and promote access to drinking water in its rural areas.