Children in the cliffside community of Katheswora, Nepal, are eager to learn, but their education was hindered by the lack of safe water and sanitation facilities at Shree Rastriya Adharbhut School.
Students often fell ill with waterborne disease and were unable to attend school. Girls had to stay home during their menstrual cycles because there were not proper bathrooms or hand washing stations.
Wine To Water partnered with the school to provide the water access needed for students to thrive. Our team built hand washing stations and sanitation facilities, and installed tap stands that allowed clean water to flow.
But WTW goes beyond construction of water and sanitation facilities, investing in the education of the students in Katheswora. We taught students to make hygiene practices part of their daily lives and worked with teachers to weave water and sanitation lessons into their curriculum, school clubs, and community events.
Not only did this promote healthier practices among students– it rippled outward to have a positive impact on the entire community. Boys and girls took the lessons they learned at school back home to their families and, as a result, Nepali families are experiencing the power of water to improve health and wellbeing.
We have partnered with 150 schools across Nepal to reach students with clean water access and crucial hygiene and sanitation education.
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