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By Grace Kanweri, Senior Program Officer, Water For People Uganda
Climate resilient water stewardship in Uganda’s Mpanga River protects communities, culture, and biodiversity.
Artificial wetlands in Peru provide sustainable sanitation, safer water, and community-led economic opportunities.
From carrying water as a child to leading her community’s water system, Carmen’s story shows how women‑led leadership, reforestation, and local ownership brought safe, reliable water to La Tigra, Honduras, transforming health, education, and hope for future generations.
Fuller Cruzado grew up in rural Peru, where using a bathroom was often uncomfortable. Rather than accept it, he set out to change the experience. He founded Brixsan, a local business that develops biological solutions. With support from Water For People, entrepreneurs like Fuller are bringing new sanitation solutions to rural communities.
In rural Peru, safe water is transforming daily life: protecting children’s health, keeping girls in school, and giving families time to work, learn, and thrive. Through community leadership and local ownership, sustainable water systems are creating opportunities that last for generations.
Imagine carrying the weight of water on your head for miles, after waking up at 2 am to walk to the source. For Hakika, that burden has shaped her life…
For Grace, every day at the Nghambi Health Clinic in Mpwapwa District, she balanced risk and necessity – treating patients while lacking access to both running water and proper sanitation. As…
Picture a classroom with empty desks because children are walking for water instead of learning. Tumaini has seen this for years, and she is ready for it to change. …
In the face of climate change and limited resources, this community came up with a solution to help fund the ongoing maintenance of their new water system: growing bananas.
Phaiyce has persevered to reach secondary school. At 14, she’s preparing to take exams this year. Yet millions of students won’t reach this point in their education as they drop out due to poor school water, sanitation, and hygiene.