In Malawi's Blantyre District, communities like those of Estere Juma are learning how to protect their sources of water from overuse and pollution. In much of the developing world, women and children often spend many hours each day fetching water instead of generating income or going to school.
Learn more in the CWS resource Twice As Thirsty: Women, Children and Water (PDF file, 741 kb)
Estere Juma in Malawi's Blantyre District. She has just drawn water from the floor of the Ntuwanjati Stream on the outskirts of Nasiyaya village.