“Cattle dung and human excreta frequently contaminated the river where we used to collect water. It was so polluted that waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, trachoma, scabies, schistosomiasis, and insect vectors such as malaria were very common.” But today, 500 people in Shkdu village in rural Ethiopia have ready access to clean water! Read their story of transformation and celebration.
Celebrating the death of disease
It is time to smash your vessel
Jeronima Ramos is finished. This frail 70 year old woman stood in front of her entire community in rural Honduras and threw her water pot to the ground, breaking the ceramic container to pieces and shouting “I will haul water no more!” Read why Jeronima has cause to celebrate this World Water Day, on March 22.
