A dangerous path to collect water
Susmita is a mum in India and every day she straps her baby son, Sanjit, to her back as she walks to collect water for her family. To get there, they must cross a dangerous, rickety old bridge that is little more than a few decaying bamboo rods. But it’s the only way to cross the canal between her and the water she desperately needs.
In spite of the danger, Susmita and all the women of her village, and many young girls, have to cross the fragile bridge every day.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Mothers shouldn’t need to walk miles on dangerous paths, to collect water that’s dirty and dangerous to drink anyway.
Like any mum, Susmita is worried about the future for her son, and how she’ll protect him from disease. Children like two-year-old Sanjit, are the most vulnerable to diseases that cause diarrhoea, which takes thousands of lives every year...
Donate today, to help give the lifesaving gift of water that’s close to home and safe to drink. And you will help make sure children can wash their hands, to stop the spread of diseases that kill too.
With clean water close to home children like Sanjit will be become healthier, stronger and can live lives filled with possibilities instead of deadly diseases.
Give the gift of life to children like Sanjit.
About WaterAid
WaterAid has teams in 28 countries across the world, working with our partners to transform millions of lives every year by improving access to clean water, toilets and hygiene.
Since 1981, we’ve reached over 27 million people with clean water. But we can’t stop there.
In the last 39 years, we’ve gone from strength to strength to become one of the most respected organisations dealing solely with water, sanitation and hygiene issues.
What does WaterAid do?
While installing taps and toilets is essential to our work, we do so much more. We convince governments to change laws, link policy makers with people on the ground, pool knowledge and resources and rally support from people and organisations around the world, making lasting change happen on a massive scale.