The Max Foundation seeks to prevent child mortality with small-scale water projects in Bangladesh. Micro-sanitation, the combination of providing wells, latrines, and hygiene education is the most effective and efficient way to fight simple but lethal diseases like diarrhea and give children a future. The Max Foundation provides micro-sanitation in Bangladesh together with the local community.

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Clean Water

- To raise community awareness level on safe drinking water, hygienic sanitation systems and personal hygiene;
- Create community demand for safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation;
- Installation of 7 deep tube wells providing 1400 people with access to safe drinking water
- Establishment of Village Sanitation center

The project was initiated and will be carried out by a local partner organisation (NGO) in Bangladesh. All materials used in this project will be produced locally.

To make sure the project will be sustainable the following aspects are included:
- In order to involve the local community in the project 200 signatures and €100 need to be collected before a deep tube well will be dug. It is also obligatory to attend an educational meeting and a maintenance committee is established that is responsible for the functioning of the water well.
- Before installation of the deep tube well and/or latrine local people have to attend a meeting on hygiene.
- Latrines are not provided free of costs (ownership is key in this process). The project foresees in the establishment of a Village Sanitation Center where village people can buy a latrine.

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