Senegal: Water Treatment and DistributionFilms on Demand (26:22 min)
“Our most valuable treasure,” is how residents of Dakar describe the Bay of Han. But pollution from both residential and industrial sources is destroying the body of water that has long supported fishing families in the Senegalese capital. This program reports on Western-aided efforts to restore the bay’s ecological health and its viability as an economic resource. Specific challenges include the lack of plumbing services in many Dakar homes and harmful by-products from businesses—exemplified by waste from a local slaughterhouse.