Oasis

Autumn - Winter 2004

The next steps
WaterAid's new strategy runs from 2005 to 2010. It sets out its ambitious targets to help more of the world's pooest people gain access to water and sanitation.

News
The latest news from WaterAid.

Water for health
David Redhouse reports on the links between diseases like cholera and access to safe water and sanitation.

Digging deep
The villagers of Yaké, Burkina Faso, spent a year digging a well. Two metres down they hit granite. They dug a further 23 metres by hand but still didn't find water. This is their story.

Mihiret's story
Mihiret G-Maryam enthuses about the changes since her community worked with WaterAid to tap a spring and build a water supply in Senaele, Ethiopia.

Reaching the poor
Using satellite technology, WaterAid is investigating how everyone in Malawi can gain equal access to community water points.

A day in the life of
Djibril Coulibaly, Project Coordinator for WaterAid's partner JIGI, Mali.

Fundraising news and ideas

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