Water issues...

Imagine this..
10,000 people...72 toilets.... (not all of them working because of lack of water to flush...)

Most families have to go to the forest to wee...If one wants to go, then the whole family have to go because it is not safe...especially for the women...how vunerable would YOU feel?

Having no water for 2 days and being dependant on a water tanker arriving to deliver your supply.

Waiting around for the tanker which may or may not come..
If no tanker, how can you wash your clothes, cook your food etc..

We have been into homes and been offered chai which means using this precious supply for guests and not your own family....sacrificial giving..

The Woman's group is lobbying the government dept...but it costs money for 15 of them to go as a group to make their concerns felt. 14 ruppees for each person to get a richshaw. They collect funds, but finding money is a big issue. We are on the case...

So you can see water (or lack of)is a major issue in the slum where we are working...