safe water

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Across
  1. 3. charities, such as Oxfam, UNICEF and Water Aid, are working to try to provide
  2. 5. water and safe toilets for the people in poorer countries. They do this by drilling
  3. 6. deep into the ground, in places where the underground water is clean and safe to
  4. 7. Unlike the wells built by local people, which are often shallow and dug by hand, these
  5. 8. rainwater that falls on roofs. In a few places, solar panels, which produce electricity
Down
  1. 1. sunlight, are used to drive pumps that bring up water from deep underground.
  2. 2. countries where there is some rain, small dams and reservoirs are being built to
  3. 4. wells are lined with piping and covered so that the water does not become polluted.
  4. 5. rainwater. The charities also build gutters and special cement tanks to collect