India
Instead of a daily trek to find water, girls are finding their voice in one of India’s tribal communities in Chikhaldara.
Read More“Before, the wait for water used to begin in the dark at 4 a.m.”
Read MoreDK lives in Sheohar District in India, and among other community development activities he was involved in, DK had been trying to help families construct toilets. But he kept running into obstacles.
Read MoreDharanidhar Kumar has always been known as “DK” to his friends. But now he has a new nickname – The Toilet Seller.
Read MoreThe village of Banashyam Nagar is in eastern India – nearly as far to the east in the country as you can go. It lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal, formed by the confluence of several major rivers. Bright green fields are broken up by trees, homes, and ponds. Despite the networks of waterways, communities in this area struggle with reliable access to safe water.
Read MoreToday, these five little ministers take great pride in their positions and in their school. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, it wasn’t long ago that the school was struggling due to a lack of access to safe water and clean bathrooms.
Read MoreSeema Devi was married as a teenager. At this young age, she moved to her new husband’s village, away from her family. One of the biggest differences in this new village in the Sheohar district of northern India was that she no longer had a toilet in her home.
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