Changing lives
The story continued
It's great that you're interested in Honorin's story. Of course there are many 'Honorins' throughout the world – both male and female, young and old – all who have a story to tell.
Last year, WaterAid supporters helped 1.3 million people gain access to safe, clean water.
People like Pauline and Malalatiana, whose stories you can read below.
This year, WaterAid supporters have helped 1.3 million people gain access to safe, clean water. People like Pauline and Malalatiana, whose stories you can read below.
I have never seen clean water from a tap before.
– Pauline Malima, Tanzania
But there are many more people, like Pauline, who still need safe water. Please make a donation today to help us reach even more people around the world. Thank you.
With kind regards
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Pauline
Thirteen year old Pauline is from the village of Nala and is one of the many people in Tanzania who don't have access to safe water.
Her only water source is this muddy hole, as she explains:
"I come to this water hole twice a day to collect water for drinking and cooking at home and also cleaning and drinking at school. It is 2kms walk from school and about 3kms for me to walk home from here.
"Sometimes I get sick from this water as we can’t boil it because of lack of firewood. I get stomach aches all the time. I have never seen clean water from a tap before. This is the only type of water I know about."
Malalatiana
Eight year old Malalatiana lives in the village of Soavina Antokofana Ambohitrambo in the central highlands of Madagascar. She describes what it used to be like collecting water from an unprotected spring:
"I have two older brothers but I went with them to collect water at the old source. It was slippery so I often fell down and I lost all the water and so had to go back and collect more.
"Twice a day I went and it gave me stomach ache as the water was yellow. I couldn't go to school and had to go to the doctor. I was sad to miss school, as I like French especially.
"Now I can fetch water all by myself and go to the loo all by myself – I'm not afraid anymore. I like the new water because the other one was yellow and now it's clean."
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How your donation can help
- £2 a month, over a year, could help to give a person safe, clean water for life.
- £5 a month, over a year, could pay for one pit latrine for two households in Mali.
- £15 a month, over a year, could rehabilitate a borehole with a pump - providing water for up to 250 people in Zambia.
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