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Blog: A new well in Haiti 21 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
The last week of July, I visited the central plateau of Haiti, to attend an event in the small community of Belanje. With the energy of excitement and ceremony in the air, you could mistake the event ...
Lakshimi's Water Connection 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Lakshimi lives in the Anna Nagar slum of Hyderabad city. She is 35 years old and has two children. Lakshimi and her husband, like several others in the slum, work as construction laborers.
Water for Girmawit Alema 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The shortage of safe water has been a critical problem for the people living in the rural village of Kokeb Tsibah (Gradender), located in Wereda Gulo-Mekeda. In the absence of a better option, the com...
The Impact of Water Committees 6 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Drinking water is not free in Haiti. Infrastructure is expensive and in order to ensure long-term sustainability, users must contribute financially in order to support things like administration and o...
Neelamma’s Water Tap 30 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
Neelamma has struggled for years without a water connection at home, suffering from skin conditions contracted through contaminated water and walking long distances to find water sources. At 37, Nelam...
A Water Connection for Siddamma 23 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
Siddamma lives with her husband and a daughter in the Mysore district of Karnataka. Her family consumed water from the public tap for several years. On some days, they would get enough water, but on m...
A Well Inauguration 16 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
The people of Pot 15 applaud with the joy for the well [that they now have] after three months of training to ensure that the well has a future. For several years residents had to go to neighboring co...
Teaching Hygiene Through Song 5 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Community education is just as important as drilling a well or building a latrine.
A Toilet for Sumit 3 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
“Our previous toilet was a ‘katcha’ toilet made with bamboo sticks. The pit was covered with bamboo thatch. It was too near to the house. During monsoons, the water from the katcha toilet used to flow...
Chandramaya's Story 26 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
Chandramaya Chettri is 65 years old and, until now, has only had access to water from unclean sources. She says, “We [used to] collect water from the nearby pond and sometimes from our neighbor’s well...
