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Micheelo, 27, a mother of four, lives in a small rural village called Kalama in the heart of Magoye District in the Southern Province of Zambia. A modest health facility stands about 5 kilometres from her homestead.

Communities need clean water to stay physically healthy and prevent diseases caused by a lack of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). World Vision Zambia continues to make strides in providing clean and safe water to communities across the country. Through its WASH interventions, World Vision Zambia is committed to ensuring that every child and community in its operational areas, has access to safe water, which is crucial for health and well-being.

A video showing World Vision Zambia's efforts in securing clean water for children, their families and communities. This video highlight the impact of World Vision Zambia's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions on communities in Kasama and Mungwi Districts.

Mornings for Kalilo, a mother of seven from Chimago village in Nkeyema district, used to be a desperate race against time. By 5 am, she would be on her feet on a two-hour journey, rushing to collect water from a dry river bed with her two daughters, Kanunga and Chisengu.

Bangkorn is a village in Rieb Roy commune, Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province. It is about 140km from the capital of Preah Vihear province. The people there mainly lack safe water for daily use. The population must trek between 500 m and 5 km to get water from small ponds and streams. The people of Bangkorn and children in particular were prone to respiratory diseases, diarrhoea, and other waterborne and excreta-related disorders due to inadequate hygiene and sanitation practices.

World Vision, through its sponsorship programme, installed a solar panel to power a pump at the well, which has helped the village community.

Clean water saves children as well as adults from several diseases, thus World Vision Afghanistan constructs and/or rehabilitates water networks to ensure Afghan children and their families enjoy wellbeing in their lives.