Stories
Every project begins with people. These are the voices that matter, powerful stories from Zambia and Mozambique where safe water, sanitation, and hygiene are transforming daily life and opening up new possibilities.
April 1, 2025
Breaking Menstrual Taboos Through Education
Thanks to the School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Club, pioneered by Village Water’s partner ECHO, students living in the communities we serve in Zambia are learning vital information about menstrual hygiene management (MHM), reproductive health, and the science behind menstruation.Â
June 20, 2024
Isabel’s Resilience
For Isabel, life used to be a daily struggle without water. Rufaro from WATSAN Mozambique was taken by her story of resilience in the face of adversity.
May 18, 2021
More time to play for Maria
Life with safe water means being healthy and from that comes so many more opportunities. For Maria, it's being able to play football with her friends...
March 8, 2021
A woman’s work is never done, in Rabeca’s opinion
Life for a woman or girl is still disproportionately harder than a man or boy in many countries. To achieve safe water and sanitation for all we have to include women at the table.
March 15, 2020
Gracious’ Story
Gracious Sikalela is CEO of Grimus Enterprise. After hand-digging wells for 10 years, which is laborious and can be dangerous, Gracious decided to set up her own business.