Water crisis is felt most acutely by women who are responsible for water collection. Damme lives in Ethiopia and she used to travel more than six hours to fetch water from a nearby region. The water she collected was not even clean.
Sangara village residents in Tanzania pioneer a new solution that allows them to expand their water network. Their water points now pump water by solar energy.
With funding from The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Habitat for Humanity will increase access to clean water, sanitation and waste management for 13,000 slum-dwellers in Monrovia, Liberia.
We call for gender parity and commit to put young schoolgirls and women at the heart of our water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives. Without proper sanitation facilities, they tend to miss school or dropout from classes.
Learn how Habitat for Humanity works to improve the water supply and cleanliness of human settlements.