Real lives
Rural Angola urgently needs clean water
Luanda, March 2005 - World Water day celebrations normally mean absolutely nothing to 38 year old Mariana Preciosa. Yet, this year, water day will become an unforgettable one.
18 October 2004: Improved sanitation keeps children in school
TOMBWA, Angola, 18 October 2004 – Like many Angolan girls her age, Avelina Jamba Jose was expecting her 14th birthday to be marked by misery. In a world where poverty, puberty and prejudice force girls out of school in their early teens, Avelina anticipat
Clean water brings health and happiness to mothers and children
MABUIA, Angola, 26 August 2004 – For as long as she can remember – from when she was a little girl to when she became a young woman and then a mother – a dominant theme in Fatima’s life was her struggle to cope with the harmful effects of unclean water
