Photo: Allan Cain
Photo: Development Workshop


Allan Cain, working with Development Workshop, has helped 100,000 people in the slums of Luanda, Angola start and manage their own water supply. Last year the project was recognized by the United Nations Habitat Conference as an example worthy of copying in other countries.

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Photo: Development Workshop

Link: What on Earth would you do?

In the capital of Angola, more than two million people live in makeshift houses with no running water. See if you can decide the best way to tackle the problem.

Link: Country Profile

Angola

Once a battleground of Superpower ideology, Angola is just now emerging from a terrible civil war.

Link: Hot Topic

Water

Something Canadians take for granted. But water is the leading source of disease and death in most of the world. Get the inside story.

Link: The Canadian

If you thought all architects spend their time huddled over a drafting table, you should meet Allan Cain. He's in Luanda, Angola.

Link: The Newsroom

Real reports from the frontlines. Read Amnesty International's report on Angola, and a plea from an Angolan church leader for international help in clearing land mines.

 


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