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

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?

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.

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

After losing three children, young mum Haja looks to a better future with clean water.

Mums around the globe show us what they've packed into their maternity bags.

In Nicaragua, teenagers at risk of falling into a life of violence are building wells for their communities instead.

What having your period means in rural Nepal - photographed by the girls who experience it.