2.6 billion people worldwide live without access to basic sanitation facilities. For them, time spent defecating is amongst the most unpleasant, socially & physically challenging part of the day. This is the case for women, in particular.
WaterCan's Project Officer, Leslie Moreland, sat down with Jitu Dadi, mother of six in Ethiopia to learn how access to clean, safe drinking water has changed her life. This article was prepared for publication in Diplomat and International Magazine
Andrea Helfer, WaterCan's Public Engagement Coordinator, highlights an innovative water and sanitation project undertaken in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, which has been met with great success. Read more
A young pupil at St. Paul Buloba Primary School in Wakiso District, Uganda shares in her own words the joy brought by the school's new WaterCan-funded latrine facilities.
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George Yap, WaterCan’s International Program Director, reflects on one of WaterCan’s successful projects in the Bachoo District of Ethiopia where a new water source is helping to promote healthy hygiene practices. Read more
George Yap, WaterCan’s International Program Director, returns to a primary school in Kenya to find that children are thriving two years after WaterCan helped the school to establish clean water and sanitation facilities. Read more
Gary Pluim, WaterCan’s Executive Director, takes a trip to two rural Maasai communities located in the grasslands of Tanzania to discover the difference that accessible and reliable clean water facilities make in the lives of locals. Read more
George Yap, WaterCan’s International Program Director, places the spotlight on Buloba Primary School, where student have been provided with the possibility of a better future through the provision of clean drinking water, basic sanitation and hygiene education. Read more
