{"id":25506,"date":"2018-03-22T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T10:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/que-valor-tiene-para-ti-un-vaso-de-agua\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T00:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:05:23","slug":"whats-a-glass-of-water-worth-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/en\/2018\/03\/whats-a-glass-of-water-worth-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s a glass of water worth to you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The imbalance of water<\/h2>\n
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5am for most people means an early cup of coffee or tea to wake the body up, a glass of clean water, a quick shower under running water or simply an early morning jog. But it is the reverse for women and girls in rural communities such as the Zabzugu district of the northern region of Ghana<\/strong> where women walk several kilometers in search of water.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Oti river is the most reliable source in this community and most people journey to it for a drink, to fetch water for their homes, do the laundry and many other things. This daily activity will not only lead to diseases caused by drinking unclean water but means children will be late for school and also too tired to keep up with school work.<\/p>\n

Social Conscience Projects<\/h2>\n

In January 2017, World vision in partnership with Ferrovial started the \u2018Mechanization and Systems to Multiply Access to Clean Water in Zabzugu project\u2019<\/strong> in four communities. With the goal of improving health and living conditions for approximately 33,304 people by 2019, the team mechanized four boreholes powered by solar energy and built thirteen stand pipes<\/strong> connected to the mechanized systems for ease of fetching water. These stand pipes are located at easy-to-access points in the communities, health centers as well as in schools so children can have clean water any time of the day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t