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.
The time spent sourcing water—sometimes up to two hours waiting in line—meant less time for work, school, and family. It also came at a cost. Hamid explained, “Not having water readily available had many negative effects." Read more to find out how Hamid solved his family's water crisis and in doing so, also made a source of safe water available to his neighbors in need.
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With safe water flowing, everything in Amina's life in Tanzania has shifted. Chores that once took hours now take minutes. Amina and her family can bathe, cook, and clean without delay, freeing Amina to focus on her chicken and banana farming. Her income has grown, her health has improved, and her joy is palpable. Find out more about why now, Amina can say, “I have total peace of mind."
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With a small loan made available to Salma through our local partner bank, Salma was able to connect to her water utility. Yet even with safe water flowing indoors, another problem remained. “I still didn’t have septic tanks for proper sanitation,” she explained. “I didn’t have a proper water flow or sewage system, which was really tough.” Find out how Salma solved her family's water and sanitation crisis.
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Edileuza is a respected leader and educator in her rural mountain community of Lagoa Verde, located in Northeast Brazil. For the past 24 years, she has dedicated her life to teaching the children of this remote village. Edileuza has observed the power of safe water to contribute to healthy students and increased attendance in her classroom. She is thankful the families of her students are getting safe water solutions at home through the work of Water.org.
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For Afroza, water is so much more than a necessity—it is health, and it is freedom. With every drop of water drawn from her well, she is reminded that new days full of hope and possibility are ahead. Read her story.
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For most moms, the health and safety of their children are always top of mind. Moms often prioritize providing their children with the essential resources needed to survive, even before considering their own needs. For Masura in Bangladesh, not being able to give her kids resources like safe water and a private toilet was scary and heartbreaking.
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Gecilda’s life in Sitio Boa Esperança, a small rural community in Brazil, was once defined by her family’s need for water and the challenges she faced to obtain it. Watch to find out how a small, affordable loan for a lasting safe water solution helped change her life
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“Being a woman and getting water… is being a warrior!” After years of relentless struggle to find and collect the water her family needed to survive, Francisca stands victorious over her water crisis. “I am a real warrior because I have been through a lot of hard times,” she declares with pride.
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Jacqueline's story is a testament to the determination many women and their families demonstrate as they endure and overcome one of the world's greatest challenges, a lack of access to safe water at home.
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With no more uncertainty about the quality of their water or where it will come from each day, Carfel confidently shared, “I am not afraid anymore.” Thanks to the support of our generous donors and funders, Carfel’s worries and fears about the water her family needed have turned to gratitude and comfort because now they have lasting access to safe water at home and the health, hope, and life that flow from it.
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Her family used to walk more than one hour to collect the water they needed. From far away to close to home, Christina shortened the distance between her family and the safe water they needed to survive and thrive.
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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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