Watershed Management Council
Advancing the Art and Science of Watershed Management Since 1987

In rural areas of India, more and more villages have wells and or a water tower that provides both shared, and for those with the means, household water taps. This abandoned well use to be the sole water source for an entire village. It was hand dug years ago and then was modified with cement walls and then to include an electrical pump. As it fell into disrepair the community was able to drill a new, deeper well and “cap it” so as to protect the water source from contamination.

Uncovered wells like this one, pose additional challenges for communities. They can collect rain and run-off water which depending on agriculture and livestock practices in the region can be a mixed blessing. And of course, the greatest risk is from drownings which force the permanent closure of a well.

Join us. $25 brings one person clean water for life: http://donate.water.org.

About the Clip of Day

Field visits over the past year have allowed us to document the lives and struggles of the people we work for. You may recognize some of the clips from our longer videos, but we wanted to share some of these impactful experiences uncut. Without narrative and music, you can feel as if you were with us in these communities. If you love ‘em, share the link with a friend. If you feel moved, consider a $25 donation that brings safe water to one person for the rest of their life.

Previous Clips of the Day Rural community well—13-JulCommunity water stand post—12-JulDrilling a deep tube well—8-JulDishes in the pond—8-JulHanging latrines—7-JulWoman washing clothes in dirty water—6-JulGirls carry water on their head—2-JulMen working on a break box—1-JulCelebrating clean water in Honduras—30-JunClemencia’s daily routine with her own tap—29-JunBoy drinking straight from spigot—28-JunLarge group walking home with water—25-JunLine at a hand-dug well in Africa—24-JunGirls collecting water in the riverbed—23-JunWomen in a hand dug well—22-JunBoy collecting water from a drainpipe—21-JunDrilling a new well in Ethiopia—18-JunChildren carrying water through the city—17-JunGirl struggling to stand—16-JunCollecting water from riverbed – Sand-ditching—15-JunHand dug well in Ethiopia—14-Jun More videos 44 PoundsAsian Water AccessCelebrating Water WeekEthiopia Health Costs due to Water (Video)Ethiopia Sand Ditching (Video)Haiti Water CrisisIndia: WaterCredit (Video)Life in the slums of India is changingSanitation saves livesStudents of the World, India (Video)Success in IndiaVillage life is changing in IndiaWater Access in AfricaWater Project: EthiopiaWhere is the outrage?World Water Day 2010

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Nairobi, Kenya

On most every corner in the urban slums of India you will see city water being provided via community stand posts. Each post services all the water needs for 30-40 families and water flows once per day for about an hour. Early in the morning women begin to line to up to take their maximum allotment of five vessels per day. If they miss the collection time or the water doesn’t come, they won’t have water until tomorrow.

This time-lapse captures a 15 minute scene in 15 second of what this reality is like for many living in urban slums. While here it the developed world it is quite common, having safe water near one’s home seven days a week, 24 hours is actually quite rare.

Join us. $25 brings one person clean water for life: http://donate.water.org.

About the Clip of Day

Field visits over the past year have allowed us to document the lives and struggles of the people we work for. You may recognize some of the clips from our longer videos, but we wanted to share some of these impactful experiences uncut. Without narrative and music, you can feel as if you were with us in these communities. If you love ‘em, share the link with a friend. If you feel moved, consider a $25 donation that brings safe water to one person for the rest of their life.

Previous Clips of the Day Rural community well—13-JulCommunity water stand post—12-JulDrilling a deep tube well—8-JulDishes in the pond—8-JulHanging latrines—7-JulWoman washing clothes in dirty water—6-JulGirls carry water on their head—2-JulMen working on a break box—1-JulCelebrating clean water in Honduras—30-JunClemencia’s daily routine with her own tap—29-JunBoy drinking straight from spigot—28-JunLarge group walking home with water—25-JunLine at a hand-dug well in Africa—24-JunGirls collecting water in the riverbed—23-JunWomen in a hand dug well—22-JunBoy collecting water from a drainpipe—21-JunDrilling a new well in Ethiopia—18-JunChildren carrying water through the city—17-JunGirl struggling to stand—16-JunCollecting water from riverbed – Sand-ditching—15-JunHand dug well in Ethiopia—14-Jun More videos 44 PoundsAsian Water AccessCelebrating Water WeekEthiopia Health Costs due to Water (Video)Ethiopia Sand Ditching (Video)Haiti Water CrisisIndia: WaterCredit (Video)Life in the slums of India is changingSanitation saves livesStudents of the World, India (Video)Success in IndiaVillage life is changing in IndiaWater Access in AfricaWater Project: EthiopiaWhere is the outrage?World Water Day 2010

Drinking Water Flows More Freely for Haitians (Time) – Prior to the quake, about half of Haiti’s urban population had access to tap water, according to a 2006 demographic and health survey conducted by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Since the quake, community kiosks selling water have been replaced by water trucks and boreholes where children fill buckets to the brim and carry them, carefully balanced on their heads, back to their tents.

But while the system established in the wake of the quake is currently working well, Appollon admits that delivering water by truck is too costly to be sustainable. “It’s difficult to form an exit strategy, because we don’t know how long people will be in camps,” says Azzalini of reducing reliance on trucked water. “That’s the challenge for the next six months.”

Read full Time article.

Community involvement is at the heart of what we do. Success and sustainability is in the hands of the people themselves.

In this clip, four men from the Deowanbari slum in Bangladesh drill a deep tube well, tapping into clean water 300 feet below ground.

The result: 15 families will have access to clean water for the first time!

Join us. $25 brings one person clean water for life: http://donate.water.org.

About the Clip of Day

Field visits over the past year have allowed us to document the lives and struggles of the people we work for. You may recognize some of the clips from our longer videos, but we wanted to share some of these impactful experiences uncut. Without narrative and music, you can feel as if you were with us in these communities. If you love ‘em, share the link with a friend. If you feel moved, consider a $25 donation that brings safe water to one person for the rest of their life.

Previous Clips of the Day Rural community well—13-JulCommunity water stand post—12-JulDrilling a deep tube well—8-JulDishes in the pond—8-JulHanging latrines—7-JulWoman washing clothes in dirty water—6-JulGirls carry water on their head—2-JulMen working on a break box—1-JulCelebrating clean water in Honduras—30-JunClemencia’s daily routine with her own tap—29-JunBoy drinking straight from spigot—28-JunLarge group walking home with water—25-JunLine at a hand-dug well in Africa—24-JunGirls collecting water in the riverbed—23-JunWomen in a hand dug well—22-JunBoy collecting water from a drainpipe—21-JunDrilling a new well in Ethiopia—18-JunChildren carrying water through the city—17-JunGirl struggling to stand—16-JunCollecting water from riverbed – Sand-ditching—15-JunHand dug well in Ethiopia—14-Jun More videos 44 PoundsAsian Water AccessCelebrating Water WeekEthiopia Health Costs due to Water (Video)Ethiopia Sand Ditching (Video)Haiti Water CrisisIndia: WaterCredit (Video)Life in the slums of India is changingSanitation saves livesStudents of the World, India (Video)Success in IndiaVillage life is changing in IndiaWater Access in AfricaWater Project: EthiopiaWhere is the outrage?World Water Day 2010

Ghana near to completion of Guinea worm eradication (GNA) ACCRA – Ghana has achieved 96 per cent reduction in Guinea Worm cases and is expected to hit the 100 per cent reduction mark towards completion, Dr Siedu Korkor, Guinea Worm Eradication Programme Manager said on Thursday.

The disease which has crippled millions in Africa and Asia, is nearly being eradicated in Ghana with efforts from the Carter Centre, which has been working with health workers in Ghana over the last 20 years.

People are infected after drinking water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae.

Read full GNA article.

This woman resides in Board Guard slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This water crisis is not one of scarcity, but of access; there is safe water to tap into just hundreds of feet below ground in her area.

Our local partner is working with this community so that hopefully they can dig a tubewell, women can do dishes such as these in safe water, and exponentially improve their health.

Join us! Give the gift of clean water today: http://donate.water.org.

About the Clip of Day

Field visits over the past year have allowed us to document the lives and struggles of the people we work for. You may recognize some of the clips from our longer videos, but we wanted to share some of these impactful experiences uncut. Without narrative and music, you can feel as if you were with us in these communities. If you love ‘em, share the link with a friend. If you feel moved, consider a $25 donation that brings safe water to one person for the rest of their life.

Previous Clips of the Day Rural community well—13-JulCommunity water stand post—12-JulDrilling a deep tube well—8-JulDishes in the pond—8-JulHanging latrines—7-JulWoman washing clothes in dirty water—6-JulGirls carry water on their head—2-JulMen working on a break box—1-JulCelebrating clean water in Honduras—30-JunClemencia’s daily routine with her own tap—29-JunBoy drinking straight from spigot—28-JunLarge group walking home with water—25-JunLine at a hand-dug well in Africa—24-JunGirls collecting water in the riverbed—23-JunWomen in a hand dug well—22-JunBoy collecting water from a drainpipe—21-JunDrilling a new well in Ethiopia—18-JunChildren carrying water through the city—17-JunGirl struggling to stand—16-JunCollecting water from riverbed – Sand-ditching—15-JunHand dug well in Ethiopia—14-Jun More videos 44 PoundsAsian Water AccessCelebrating Water WeekEthiopia Health Costs due to Water (Video)Ethiopia Sand Ditching (Video)Haiti Water CrisisIndia: WaterCredit (Video)Life in the slums of India is changingSanitation saves livesStudents of the World, India (Video)Success in IndiaVillage life is changing in IndiaWater Access in AfricaWater Project: EthiopiaWhere is the outrage?World Water Day 2010

Weija Water Source Under Threat (Peace FM Online) ACCRA, Ghana – As city authorities increase efforts to remove structures from water ways to prevent flooding in Accra, more structures keep springing up along the Weija Lake, putting one of the main sources of portable water for residents of Accra in danger.

The lake is under threat from pollution as several people develop structures along the lake on the Mallam-Kasoa road to do business.

Read full Peace FM Online article.

What is water harvesting? How it can ease water shortage (Rediff Business) – With urban India growing by leaps and bounds, it is expected to experience a severe water crisis by 2020 and the per capita availability of water is projected to be less than 1,000 cubic metres.

Not long ago, most of our cities were self-sufficient in meeting their water needs from the extensive urban water bodies. Today, these water bodies have disappeared. Municipalities have been stretched to their limits to find water for the growing populations. Groundwater is being mindlessly extracted by the government as well as by private parties.

These are the reasons that make rainwater harvesting indispensable for a country like ours. With industrialisation being the need of the hour, we just cannot afford to ignore it. In fact, many environmental groups in India are demanding that water harvesting should be made mandatory for all new buildings and housing societies in the urban areas across the country.

Read full Rediff Business article.

The group of four bamboo structures in the background are toilets – at least, the only thing this slum community in Bangladesh has even close to a toilet. They are called hanging latrines.

These hanging latrines are also just at the edge of a river bed. This water source is not only used by animals and humans, but it is where kids play and bathe, where women do laundry and wash dishes.

This leads to a great deal of water-borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, diarrhea, dysentery, and skin disease – all which are entirely preventable.

This is why safe water, sanitation, and health and hygiene education are all critical for sustainable improvements in health.

Join us in our holistic approach to bringing people clean water and sanitation!

About the Clip of Day

Field visits over the past year have allowed us to document the lives and struggles of the people we work for. You may recognize some of the clips from our longer videos, but we wanted to share some of these impactful experiences uncut. Without narrative and music, you can feel as if you were with us in these communities. If you love ‘em, share the link with a friend. If you feel moved, consider a $25 donation that brings safe water to one person for the rest of their life.

Previous Clips of the Day Rural community well—13-JulCommunity water stand post—12-JulDrilling a deep tube well—8-JulDishes in the pond—8-JulHanging latrines—7-JulWoman washing clothes in dirty water—6-JulGirls carry water on their head—2-JulMen working on a break box—1-JulCelebrating clean water in Honduras—30-JunClemencia’s daily routine with her own tap—29-JunBoy drinking straight from spigot—28-JunLarge group walking home with water—25-JunLine at a hand-dug well in Africa—24-JunGirls collecting water in the riverbed—23-JunWomen in a hand dug well—22-JunBoy collecting water from a drainpipe—21-JunDrilling a new well in Ethiopia—18-JunChildren carrying water through the city—17-JunGirl struggling to stand—16-JunCollecting water from riverbed – Sand-ditching—15-JunHand dug well in Ethiopia—14-Jun More videos 44 PoundsAsian Water AccessCelebrating Water WeekEthiopia Health Costs due to Water (Video)Ethiopia Sand Ditching (Video)Haiti Water CrisisIndia: WaterCredit (Video)Life in the slums of India is changingSanitation saves livesStudents of the World, India (Video)Success in IndiaVillage life is changing in IndiaWater Access in AfricaWater Project: EthiopiaWhere is the outrage?World Water Day 2010