“The situation I am facing is unbearable”
A Zambian mother named Perhaps had no choice but to make the long walk from home to collect water for her family from a water hole shared with animals. Fortunately, her routine will soon change.
...read moreAccess to clean water keeps girls in school
Mary is a Zambian teenager whose early childhood was defined by the everyday task of collecting water far from home. Today, she has access to clean water at her doorstep, and a brighter future ahead.
...read moreThe gift of water changes everything
This compelling video shows the reality faced by many women and children who don’t have clean water close to home…and the ways in which access to clean water can transform their lives completely.
...watch the videoGirls journey from hopeless to hopeful
In the Sinazongwe community area, three girls used to collect water from an unprotected well far from home. Now, a borehole well in their village has freed them of their daily burden and of waterborne disease.
...read moreNew borehole protects child health and safety
Kenyan students no longer face the threat of armed raiders on the long and dangerous trek to collect dirty water from a river. Today, they have clean water in the heart of their village, and hope for a better future.
...read more“If I had water I would be happy”
For Somali families reeling from ongoing conflict, drought, and food shortages, dirty water is the most urgent problem. Mothers like Hodan even have to buy water, which leaves them no money to buy food.
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