How exactly is water brought to the site of the tap/well and how is it sanitised?
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Just to add some context. Boreholes (aka “wells” or taps) are super common and essential part of life in Africa (at least from my experience in northern Uganda and west Kenya). Generally, only women gather the water for the family which involves travel to the tap (often over a mile), waiting in line, pumping the water, and carrying the fully loaded jerry cans back to the home. This process easily takes an hour or more and it’s usually done twice a day. Men do not (or very seldom) do this… in fact, if a man goes to get water, they will be looked at funny and often people in line will just let the man go first. Part of it is due to the patriarchal village society but also, the bore hole is seen as a women-only space. Waiting in line is a social affair and many women take this time away from the home to socialize and enjoy not being under the constant eyes of men.
I’ll just caveat that this observation is my personal experience living in a remote village. Obviously, I’m this is not universal but it is common.
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