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Together, we've empowered millions of people with access to safe water and sanitation. We invite you to meet some of them and read their stories.

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How Neneng cut her business costs with safe water

Neneng runs a shop in West Java, Indonesia, selling food and iced drinks alongside her husband. With unsafe drinking water at home, Neneng had to purchase expensive gallon jugs of water on a weekly basis for her family and her business. Discover how a small loan helped Neneng's business profit more with a lasting safe water solution.

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How Salmah protects her family's health

In West Java, Indonesia, Salmah spent precious time, energy and money boiling water to make it safe to drink at home. With frequent visits from her grandchildren, Salmah worried that the unsafe water would make them sick. Learn how a small loan helped give Salmah's family lasting access to safe water at home.

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Felicitas made her solution a reality

Without a source of water at home, obtaining water to wash and cook the food Felicitas sells to earn income has impacted her life and her family's livelihood. Read more to find out how a small loan for an improved sanitation solution and water connection changed her life.

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The uphill climb is over

Beninga's family struggled to access safe water on a daily basis. “It was hard to get water,” she explained, “we suffered a lot.” Read more about how a small loan for a safe water solution helped change everything for Beninga and her family.

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From nighttime water runs to peace of mind

Isidiana, a mother of three in Cusco, Peru, often went to the community well at night to collect more water than residents were allowed, just so her family had enough to survive. Discover how Isidiana solved her family's water and sanitation crisis and gained lasting access to safe water, day and night.

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More time to study, more opportunity to succeed

In Marco's neighborhood, water was only released to residence in the morning. Unfortunately, this was the time when Marco commuted to school and had class. Find out how this young college student in Peru gave his family affordable access to safe water and a bright future that will flow from it.

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