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Clean water reduces child stunting in MozambiqueCEFR A1

31 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Tracy DeStazio - Notre Dame, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Farah Nabil, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
65 words
  • A new study found clean water helps children grow.
  • The research was done in Mozambique.
  • Many young children there do not grow well.
  • Stunting means a child is too short.
  • Safe drinking water lowers stunting risk.
  • Improved toilets did not show the same result.
  • Researchers used health data from many families.
  • Experts say water safety is very important.
  • Communities need better water services and testing.

Difficult words

  • stunting — child is too short for their age
  • research — careful study to find new facts
  • researcher — a person who studies things to learn
    Researchers
  • risk — the chance something bad may happen
  • community — a group of people in one place
    Communities
  • testing — checking something to see if it is safe

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Discussion questions

  • Do you have safe water at home?
  • Is clean water important for children?
  • Does your community have good water services?

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