Together, we've empowered millions of people with access to safe water and sanitation. We invite you to meet some of them and read their stories.
Without access to water on their property, Resty, along with her three children—ages 14, 9, and 7—woke early each day to make several trips to a neighbor’s home to collect the water they needed. In addition to collecting water from their neighbor’s well, Resty and her children walked to a nearby river to bathe and do laundry. Resty wanted a safe water solution for her family at home and through our work, she was able to give them one.
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Miraildes and her husband, Jose, raise their family of four in Brejao in the state of Bahia where rivers flow, hills span for miles, and coffee farms flourish. For many years the family lacked a reliable source of safe water at home. To get water, Miraildes walked to a river to collect it. She called this a daily battle for water. Read more to find out how a small loan empowered Miraildes and her husband to end their water crisis.
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Nailton’s family needed consistent access to safe water at home. For their household chores, their coffee farm, and their health—access to safe water on their property was essential for their survival. In expressing just how invaluable water is to his family, Nailton shared, “Water is a precious resource, isn’t it?" Read more about how the husband and father in Brazil was empowered to give his family this precious resource.
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Celebrating the life-changing solution Fabiana shared, “Our lives changed one hundred percent! I used to carry water on my head. I washed dishes and clothes in the river.” Read Fabiana and Jose's story to learn how a small, affordable loan helped change their family's lives in Brazil.
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To Elivane, water is everything. For many years, the activities of her days were controlled by the time she spent walking to and from a river to collect the water her family needed. Now she has access to safe water at home and the time to earn income, care for her home, and create the life she wants for her daughter.
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When Fatema’s children suffered from illnesses like typhoid and dysentery far too many times, she decided it was time for a solution to her family’s need for an improved toilet. Then a neighbor shared a possible solution with Fatema. Read more to find out how this determined mom in Bangladesh solved her family's sanitation crisis.
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As a mother of young children, Sharifa struggled with the time it took to find and collect water for her family. And most of all, she struggled with seeing her children get sick from the only water she could give them.
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Until a few years ago, Corazon’s family lacked access to a toilet at home. They used a makeshift toilet about 10 meters from their home. Click to find out how a small loan helped make a lasting, safe sanitation solution possible for Corazon and her family.
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In the semiarid region of Ceará, Northeast Brazil, where life revolves around the unpredictability of rain, Francisco and his family have seen their share of weather and water-related challenges. But amidst the harsh conditions, one thing has profoundly changed their lives...
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Rozina’s daughters missed out on many days of childhood play. Without access to a safe toilet at home her eight and four-year-old girls were often sick from using the toilet outdoors. Rozina knew her home’s lack of a clean, safe toilet and a source of safe water were the cause of her children's illnesses. Rozina was happy she could finally give her family a solution to their water and sanitation crisis.
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From illnesses due to drinking dirty pond water to long, unsafe walks to collect water far away, this mother of three in Bangladesh is thankful she and her children no longer face the challenges posed by the water crisis.
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When Saphia first started farming, he struggled to grow healthy crops because he lacked an adequate supply of water. Saphia lives in a region in Kenya where the adverse effects of a changing environment, like drought, impact the ability of farmers to sustain their crops and livestock. The water sources are regularly dry and their wells are often not dug deep enough into the earth to source water. Read more to find out how Saphia overcame the effects of change in his region to ensure he could grow food and provide for his family.
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