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© 1 READ the article about the work of one man, Feliciano dos Santos, in his home country.
What are some serious problems in the part of Mozambique where he is from?

For Feliciano dos Santos, a guitar is an excellent weapon in the fight against disease. Along
with his band, Massukos, Santos plays music to educate people about how personal hygiene!
helps to prevent illness. In fact, one of the band’s greatest hits is Tissambe Manja, which means
“Wash Our Hands.”
Santos performs in some of the poorest, most remote? villages of his home country,
Mozambique. His songs provide information and motivation for villagers. He uses traditional
music, rhythms, and local languages to get his message across.
Santos has focused his efforts on Niassa, the part of
Mozambique where he is from. He has not forgotten the
challenges of growing up there. In Niassa, there AY
is not enough clean water to meet people’s Music has the power
needs. Unclean water is the cause of many to change people.
diseases, including polio. As a child, Santos —Feliciano dos Santos
had polio, and he knows how it feels to be
ill. He also knows that many of the people
are too poor to travel for medical care. ' V Feliciano dos Santos

In addition to performing, Santos works
on projects to improve sanitation.? Thanks
to Santos, there are now water pumps and
low-cost, environmentally friendly toilets in
many villages. It wasn’t easy to make these
changes, but the project was effective
enough to provide Niassa with a basic
sanitation system. Santos's projects have
been so successful that they now serve as
models for other development programs
around the world.

‘hygiene: the practice of keeping yourself and your
surroundings clean
2 remote: far away from places where most people
live
8 sanitation: the process of keeping a place clean and
healthy