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Monday 21 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
The NGO has been working for about five years with the community and households in Betio to increase awareness about unsafe water.
In Betio, piped water is only available for a few hours every 2-3 days as Kiribati has the lowest proportion of households with access to piped or protected water in the Pacific.
Shallow groundwater is the main source there and it is at increasing threat from rising sea levels, high tides, storm surges and contamination from rubbish.
Recent testing by ChildFund showed 73 percent of the 1,875 households particpating in its water quality testing programme had unsafe or likely-unsafe drinking water, due to bacterial contamination.