
Bright futures begin with clean water
Mina, a school teacher in Far West Nepal, wants her female students to chase their dreams. But she knows that girls can't thrive without clean water.
Mina, a school teacher in Far West Nepal, wants her female students to chase their dreams. But she knows that girls can't thrive without clean water.
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The water crisis in Nepal is so acute that in Darchula, a group of women came together to advocate for clean water to be brought to their village.
Oxfam's Kate Bensen reports from the field in Far West Nepal, where nearly 3 in 4 people survive on dirty, unsafe water.
Hira walks for 14 hours a day to collect water for her family — all because there is no clean water in her village.
Kiran, who is nine months pregnant, just wants her children to grow up healthy and strong. But she has no access to clean water and she must walk long distances to collect water from a dirty well.
In the remote mountains of Far West Nepal, women like Dhana have dedicated their entire lives to the relentless chore of finding water.