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Water Shortages connected to High School Dropout Rates

Not having access to clean piped water to homes and schools, has a major impact on health and socio-economic development of disadvantaged citizens.
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High school children spend hours collecting water for their families in rural South Africa, while having to actively participate and excel academically. Not having access to clean piped water to homes and schools, has a major impact on health and socio-economic development of disadvantaged citizens.

But how exactly do we overcome the numerous challenges already identified, such as lack of maintenance of water infrastructure; ageing and dilapidated systems; leakages resulting in high water losses; vandalism and the mushrooming of informal settlements, thus leading to increased water demand and pressure on infrastructure.

MEB has the capacity to construct, within record time and any scale water or energy project that you envision. We achieve this by leveraging a network of international and local experts, with a vast amount of experience and drive to make the most complex project a success.

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A revolutionary approach to water supply

To cope with a crippling and prolonged drought crisis, MEB installed a containerized desalination plant at Richards Bay, South Africa. The project was completed in just seven months. The containers were easily transported to the designated location.1

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