WASH Equals
Papua New Guinean Elizabeth Ila, 53, works at a small snack shack and her husband works construction to try to make ends meet. “We have no electricity, but the biggest problem is water,” Ila said. ...
Families in the Rweru suffer from the most cases of waterborne infections in all of Bugesera due to the poor conditions of nearby rivers. Due to the significant distance between the other villages with cleaner ...
Bina, 15, explains the difference a year makes. Since last year, her school’s toilet facility has drastically improved — there is now a changing room for girls and there is a pad distribution facility among ...
Ikram’s school was among the eight schools in the area selected for a WASH project. The project would provide students with more water sources, improved sanitation and hygiene facilities and resources and hygiene training. These ...
15-year-old Junu, who grew up in the same area as Bina, said she has also been inspired to engage in better practices after receiving menstrual hygiene training. Curator’s note: The following is an excerpt of ...
15-year-old Tsehay is a part of a unique menstrual hygiene and empowerment club called, “Girls’ Club”. The group was birthed at Degan Secondary and Preparatory School. In addition to talking about menstrual hygiene, the group ...
The photo exhibits three generations of the Nagarkoti family. Each generation has experienced unique differences in regards to sanitation. Both Batuli, 72, and her son, Aanand, 45, endured harsh conditions — having to get up ...
Nedhi Regassa, 41, lives in an overpopulated African village with limited clean water supply. Originally, the water system in Babich Town, Ethiopia, where Regassa currently resides, was designed to serve 5,000 people over a 15-year ...
The girls at Chamagaha Primary School were doing poorly in school because complications from their menstrual cycles kept them out of the classroom and stuck at home. Agnes, 16, remembers the embarrassment she experienced after ...
Gloria Mkukawa, 43, has worked for the Ntosa Health Centre for a remarkable 23 years. However, the center’s conditions are not so remarkable. In its 30 years of operation, the hospital has experienced staff shortages, ...
