Stories Community Spirit Triumphs: How a Village in Okara District Solved Its Water Woes Zahid Sharif, president of the Wash Committee in 40 D village, is a man on a mission. "I believe that every person deserves access to clean water," he says. Read the full story A Silver lining: Rani finds her dignity and independence amidst disaster "I would sit in the window and look at girls going to school every day. They wore these crisp white uniforms and had red ribbon in their hair. I wished to join them but couldn't," says Rani. Read the full story We lost everything except each other ‘Let’s leave, hurry, get up, run!!’. “I heard these calls as water was gushing inside our house. But I could neither get up, nor could walk and run. Read the full story Pakistan Rameen's Water Story A drinking water facility in Rameen's village has changed life of many. Read the full story A New Purpose: How Zareena is Empowering her Community with Clean Water Zareena, 41, belongs to Mirzapur, a village in Deepalpur Tehsil of Okara District, Pakistan. Read the full story As a MHM champion, I can bring positive change in the lives of female community members! Saima became a MHM champion under HerWASH project when her mother in law supported her to become one. Saima has been selected as a MHM champion from her village but she travels to her native village (where her parents stay) to raise awareness on MHM. Saima has completed her primary school and is one of the most educated girls of her village. Read the full story When I shared about the MHM practices with my mother, she was surprised too! Shahnaz,14, and her mother never used any cloth/pad or material while menstruating in fact her mother used to stitch her 4-5 pants for school uniform so that during her periods, she can change them while they are stained. Even the other women of her village were also doing the same. After these sessions on MHM, she became aware of good practices and conveyed the same in her community. Read the full story Kitchen garden in a desert Tharparkar Distric Read the full story Sagheera brought change in her village Read the full story Pagination Load more story articles
Community Spirit Triumphs: How a Village in Okara District Solved Its Water Woes Zahid Sharif, president of the Wash Committee in 40 D village, is a man on a mission. "I believe that every person deserves access to clean water," he says. Read the full story
A Silver lining: Rani finds her dignity and independence amidst disaster "I would sit in the window and look at girls going to school every day. They wore these crisp white uniforms and had red ribbon in their hair. I wished to join them but couldn't," says Rani. Read the full story
We lost everything except each other ‘Let’s leave, hurry, get up, run!!’. “I heard these calls as water was gushing inside our house. But I could neither get up, nor could walk and run. Read the full story
Pakistan Rameen's Water Story A drinking water facility in Rameen's village has changed life of many. Read the full story
A New Purpose: How Zareena is Empowering her Community with Clean Water Zareena, 41, belongs to Mirzapur, a village in Deepalpur Tehsil of Okara District, Pakistan. Read the full story
As a MHM champion, I can bring positive change in the lives of female community members! Saima became a MHM champion under HerWASH project when her mother in law supported her to become one. Saima has been selected as a MHM champion from her village but she travels to her native village (where her parents stay) to raise awareness on MHM. Saima has completed her primary school and is one of the most educated girls of her village. Read the full story
When I shared about the MHM practices with my mother, she was surprised too! Shahnaz,14, and her mother never used any cloth/pad or material while menstruating in fact her mother used to stitch her 4-5 pants for school uniform so that during her periods, she can change them while they are stained. Even the other women of her village were also doing the same. After these sessions on MHM, she became aware of good practices and conveyed the same in her community. Read the full story
