Seven year old Punam Kumari Shaha brushes her teeth before going to school in Malahanma, Nepal.

Her community worked with WaterAid's partner NEWAH to build their own water supply and she is now able to use clean, safe water from a pump that is near her house.

As part of the project her community is also learning about hygiene education and Punam has been attending health education classes at school once a week. She has an older sister and they now teach each other and their family about good hygiene practices.

By educating people about good hygiene and the links between poor water, poor sanitation and disease communities can gain the full benefits from their new water and sanitation projects.

Eight year old Mayaba Hammoba sweeps the latrine that his father Joseph built in Chisikili, Zambia.

It took Joseph a week to build the latrine. It is a strong structure with brick walls and a thatch roof. WaterAid helped with training and also provided the cement to build the latrine slab.

Joseph explained why he built the latrine for his family.

"Many people in the village have now built latrines because during the rainy season it is difficult for someone to go outside and relieve themselves. It is very wet then and there is lots of mud. Also a nearby village suffered from cholera and we want to avoid cholera breaking out here."

Nine year old Densa Gatenah helps her father Gataneh stoke the fire. He is a blacksmith and a farmer.

Their family lives in a village called Gond in Ethiopia where a WaterAid project has recently been completed.

"Both men and women are responsible for collecting water here," Gateneh explained.

"Before the new supply was constructed we were using dirty water and so there was diarrhoea in the area. During the epidemic there were sick people in our home, but now they are cured."

Ten year old Yasmin Akhtar takes part in this hygiene education lesson in Bhaterkhil, Bangladesh.

In this lesson children play a game where blue powder is sprinkled on to a football. The children then pass the football to one another and the blue powder is spread from child to child. This game shows how diseases and germs can be easily passed form one person to another.

Games like these are just one of the many ways that WaterAid teaches children about safe hygiene practises. Other methods include puppet shows, plays, picture cards and books.

Eleven year old Rose Mbwawa lives in Mbabala, Tanzania with her two younger brothers and her mother.

Here the community have worked with WaterAid to build a safe water supply, latrines and are learning about good hygiene.

"Everyday I get up, have a wash, clean my teeth, do some cleaning around the home, then go to school," she says. "After school I collect water for my family. In the old days everything was terrible. We all had diarrhoea and worms because of the dirty water. But now we've got clean water it is much better. People don't get ill now."

Rose's family have their own latrine and Rose is a member of a hygiene education group. Here children learn good hygiene practises and then teach them to other children.

"In the child to child programme we learn about health, to be clean and keep our whole environment clean. I have learnt at school that if you use the toilet you must wash your hands. If you've got dirty hands you should wash them with soap and clean water. We use water for cooking, cleaning, drinking, washing and bathing."