World Water Day
Save every drop, for every child
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"I used to skip school because we did not have access to water. It used to take more than three hours in a day to go and collect water from nearby villages. Due to this I only attended a few classes in a month.”
Reshmi who lives in village Jamunhai, Chitrakoot , Uttar Pradesh.
"The condition of water was critical a few years back. We used to get water from faraway places. We used to stay awake at night to stand in queues to fill water from a far off pit.”
40 –year-old Keshkali, Jamunhai village, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.
With UNICEF’s support this community sanitary well was built in Jamunhai village, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.
The villagers’ water journeys have reduced.
Children and villagers now have easy access to clean water.
“Since the well has been built, we feel safer because there is access to water and it is always available. Now there are less cases of people falling sick as the water is safely covered and there's relief from mosquitoes as well.”
Keshkali, Jamunhai village, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
“Since the sanitary well has been created it has become easy to get water for our daily needs. I have joined school again as now I get time to study. Now I do not have to skip school anymore."
Reshmi who lives in village Jamunhai, Chitrakoot , Uttar Pradesh.
UNICEF is working to achieve Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots.
1.3 billion people – including 450 million children – live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability.
This World Water Day pledge to save the drop.
For every child, clean water.
