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.
Elenita is proud she can now spend her days at home, sewing bags and aprons for a living. This was not always the case. Until recently, a large portion of her time was focused on finding water for her family. With funding to research and assess new markets, Water.org found millions in the Philippines had the potential to repay a small loan for a water connection. It was this discovery that ultimately led to empowering Elenita to end her own water crisis.
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A small, affordable loan made possible by Water.org empowered Alemtsenay and her husband to construct a bathroom for their family. Alemtsenay shared, “We will no longer be susceptible to diseases or such poor hygiene practices that cause sickness.”
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We believe that if we can provide people with small, affordable loans for water connections and toilets, we can transform and empower people to participate in their own solution - allowing them to define their own futures and those of future generations.
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In this video, Edna revisits her previous daily journey to collect water. It is for moms like Edna that Water.org created WaterCredit.
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Before her family had a toilet, they used a hole in the ground, and when Liliana needed water, she was forced to either walk a great distance, or ask her neighbors for help. Time consuming and burdensome, Liliana does not miss those days of wasted time and lost income.
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A lack of access to safe water at home disproportionately impacts children. Their health and their opportunity for education can suffer.
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Summer is a time for fun and play. But for millions of kids who don't have access to safe water, the joys of summer and time to play are a world away. Take a moment to celebrate the play times you’ve helped make possible by watching video clips of kids playing in the communities where we work.
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The only thing missing from the home they loved was easy access to safe water and sanitation.
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We've seen, across many different countries, the crippling cycle of poverty that the lack of access to clean water and sanitation perpetuates. For women, collecting water is a major activity each day. They walk to the local community tap and then spend hours in line waiting to fill their containers. Children—mostly girls—are forced to leave school to spend their time collecting water, their future choices narrowing with every bucket filled. Read more on why access to small affordable loans are a proven, powerful, long-term solution to helping millions solve their water crisis.
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The need for water and toilets was high in Woinshet's village until locals were able to fund the construction of latrines or taps in their homes.
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Monica is studying to be a cosmetologist, and can’t wait to graduate. The optimism in her eyes and the confidence in her tone demonstrate readiness to see her hard work blossom into a career.
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It is with this enthusiasm Maritez spends her days celebrating the transformative power of safe water by educating others in her community on how they too can look forward to healthy, bright futures.
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