text: mittee. In the field, UNICEF Botswana and UNni'/World Bank were involved in a joint environmental sanitation project; UNICEF Bangladesh, UNDW World Bank and others are jointly developing a modified Tara hand- pump; and in Central America, UNICEH is collaborating with PAHO in El Salvador and Guatemala, with us AID in Belize, with the German Develop- ment Agency (ciTZ.) in Honduras, and with a variety of national and interna- tional NCOS in these and other countries. Global effort: During 1989, UNICEF co-operated with 90 countries in WATSAN projects or activities, with an actual financial input of US$76 mil- lion (as against a projected estimate of US$82 million). From 1986 to 1988, WATSAN re- ceived annual inputs of US$58.2 mil- lion, US$64.9 million and US$69 million for each of the three years. This represented 18 per cent of total programme expenditures in 1986 and 1987, and 17 per cent in 1988. Of the 90 countries with UNICEF- assisted WATSAN projects or activities, 38 arc in Africa, 21 in Asia, 22 in the Americas and the Caribbean, and 9 in the MENA region. Approximately 107,557 water sup- ply systems were completed, including 95,630 drilled/dug wells with hand- pumps, 1,432 standpipes and 10,495 systems of other types, such as pro- tected springs and rain-water collec- tion points. About 19,002,775 people benefited from these activities. Also completed in 1989 were 432,245 sanitary excreta disposal fa- cilities, which benefited about 3,011,700 persons. DLike a gift from heaven Rancho Viejo: Pressed hard against a hillside high in the Cuchumatanes Mountains of north-western Guatemala, this isolated hamlet is a community in name and spirit only. There is no town centre or square, no schoolhouse, health centre or administrative building—just a collection of small adobe houses strung out across the slope. The nearest road is an hour's walk away,
analysis: The text primarily discusses the efforts of UNICEF and other organizations in providing access to clean water and sanitation facilities in various countries. It highlights specific projects and collaborations, as well as the scale of the impact, with a focus on the number of people benefited and facilities constructed. The text does not appear to be related to economic development, industry, transport, communication, international trade, employment, or culture. While it mentions global efforts and financial inputs, the main focus is on humanitarian aid and relief, specifically in the area of health (access to clean water and sanitation).