Women & Girls
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.
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 rural Bolivia, women plumbers are breaking barriers and keeping clean water flowing. Their technical skills are vital for maintaining systems that communities rely on every day. It is encouraging news that the demand for plumbers is growing – as more families, schools, and clinics gain access to safe water and sanitation solutions.
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.
Emilienne Ahobantegeye began noticing a pattern with her children. “I used to see multiple cases of disease and frequently visited the local health center to treat my children. I attribute this to a lack of hygiene,” she says. That realization motivated Emilienne to make a change.
Meet Lennie, a passionate young woman whose journey with Water For People began in 2015, when she was only 11 years old. That was the year Water For People built bathrooms, handwashing facilities, and menstrual hygiene management units to support students’ sanitation and hygiene needs at Lennie’s school, Chilomoni Primary.