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Stories from our work around the world

Why Ringo Starr, The Cure, Sigrid and more designed badges for WaterAid at Glastonbury Festival 2019

We asked some of our most influential supporters to design the badges, including music artists Ringo Starr, The Cure, Sigrid and Neneh Cherry, as well as artist David Shrigley. Completing the set of six exclusive badges is the new official Glastonbury Festival 2019 badge, designed on behalf of the Eavis family by Stanley Donwood - known for creating artwork for Radiohead.

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Chipi from WaterAid Malawi

Everyday WaterAid: unique places, different challenges, same mission

We work in many different countries around the world, each with their own unique culture and identity. But the mission of all WaterAid offices and staff is the same: clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone.

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Welcome to the remote kitchen

WaterAid's field officers from around the world are showing you how to cook their favourite dishes. Local delicacies from cassava to grasshopper are on show, so we hope you're hungry.

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Sofia Helin investigates how taps and toilets can create lasting change in Cambodia

Star of The Bridge and WaterAid ambassador Sofia Helin visited North Eastern Cambodia, to see the transformational effect clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene have on communities.

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How to tell a story: participatory photo project in Pakistan

Good hygiene is a life-saver. Washing our hands with soap can cut cases of diarrhoea almost in half, saving hundreds of lives every single day. But it’s not exactly a topic that grabs headlines. So how do we make hygiene education more interesting?

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You Asked Tombohuaun

This winter, we invited you to join the community of Tombohuaun on their journey to clean water. When you first met Nancy and her cousin Lucy, their only source of drinking water was a muddy puddle.

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Growing up in Tombohuaun

With clean water close to home, children in this jungle village can get on with the serious business of just being kids.

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Breaking open the cash box: how water will bring health and wealth to this village in Sierra Leone

Mayama Mustafa, grandmother, midwife and women’s leader has an important role to play in preparing her community for life beyond dirty water.

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Photographer Mario Macilau's three-year project to capture change in Mozambique

Read the stories behind the striking portraits taken by the award-winning photographer.

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