TIPPY TAPS
Evidence shows that with proper washing with soap and water, before meals, and after using the toilet diarhea can be cut by 42 - 47%. Diarhea kills more children in the third world countries, than malaria and other infectious diseases, in fact it is the second most common cause of child deaths worldwide. This simple but effective technology is cost effective, as all the materials can be found locally at little or no cost. It is something that the children can build themselves at home. The team took this technology to all the schools that we visited in Tharaka and they taught the boys about germs, and how to prevent germs spreading.