Stories Changing millions of lives one step at a time through improved access to water, decent toilets and hygiene. Select story type All stories Nibhash Fulmali from the isolated community Tea garden workers are amongst the poorest, most disadvantaged and isolated communities in the country. Based majorly in Sylhet, these communities lack access to many basic rights – right to safe water and sanitation being a crucial one. Read the full story A tale of Shams Bhumiz: the journey of survival Every morning brings a challenge for the people of Tiprachora tea estate area. Read the full story Parul from the banks of Kopotakkho River, Khulna, Bangladesh Shaibbati Poshchim Para, ward no. 9 area is situated at the banks of Kopotakkho River, under the Paikgacha Municipality, Khulna. Read the full story Making safe toilets a reality for low income communities: a story of Borsha “For me, sneaking my pad into the toilet when there were men and boys queued outside was humiliating.” Read the full story Changing the school environment through inclusive WASH facilities: Laboni's story An extremely brilliant Laboni is the first girl in her class. Read the full story From struggle to success: Sitara Begum’s take on clean water and safe sanitation at the Rohingya camp The population of Kutupalong camp has exceeded over 600,000 as of October 2018. With Rohingya people still entering Bangladesh, it’s not long before this number hits a million. Read the full story From salty to clean water: no more limitations to drinking Nasima Khatun lives in Koyra, a union on Bangladesh's coastal border close to the Sundarbans. She is a survivor of the devastating Cyclone Aila. Read the full story Anjon Nayek: a tea plucker's story to clean water and decent toilets “My name is Anjon Nayek, I am about 45 years old. This is my birthplace, my parents died here and I was born here. I am a tea plucker.” Read the full story Public Toilets in the city - a scarcity or a necessity? The city of Dhaka is a bustling metropolis with millions of people travelling its roads every day. However, the city used to have less than 50 public toilets, and most in an unhygienic and unusable state. Read the full story Pagination Load more items
Nibhash Fulmali from the isolated community Tea garden workers are amongst the poorest, most disadvantaged and isolated communities in the country. Based majorly in Sylhet, these communities lack access to many basic rights – right to safe water and sanitation being a crucial one. Read the full story
A tale of Shams Bhumiz: the journey of survival Every morning brings a challenge for the people of Tiprachora tea estate area. Read the full story
Parul from the banks of Kopotakkho River, Khulna, Bangladesh Shaibbati Poshchim Para, ward no. 9 area is situated at the banks of Kopotakkho River, under the Paikgacha Municipality, Khulna. Read the full story
Making safe toilets a reality for low income communities: a story of Borsha “For me, sneaking my pad into the toilet when there were men and boys queued outside was humiliating.” Read the full story
Changing the school environment through inclusive WASH facilities: Laboni's story An extremely brilliant Laboni is the first girl in her class. Read the full story
From struggle to success: Sitara Begum’s take on clean water and safe sanitation at the Rohingya camp The population of Kutupalong camp has exceeded over 600,000 as of October 2018. With Rohingya people still entering Bangladesh, it’s not long before this number hits a million. Read the full story
From salty to clean water: no more limitations to drinking Nasima Khatun lives in Koyra, a union on Bangladesh's coastal border close to the Sundarbans. She is a survivor of the devastating Cyclone Aila. Read the full story
Anjon Nayek: a tea plucker's story to clean water and decent toilets “My name is Anjon Nayek, I am about 45 years old. This is my birthplace, my parents died here and I was born here. I am a tea plucker.” Read the full story
Public Toilets in the city - a scarcity or a necessity? The city of Dhaka is a bustling metropolis with millions of people travelling its roads every day. However, the city used to have less than 50 public toilets, and most in an unhygienic and unusable state. Read the full story
