Kenya
“I am 10 years old.  Before the installation of water at my school, I would walk to the river to get water for my family, but would become very tired and so I would never attend classes in the afternoon.  Now that a borehole has been drilled at our school, I don’t miss classes as I used to and perform better in class.” Millennium Water Alliance

West Africa

“I am 12 years old…I stopped going to school in the third grade because my father said I needed to help the family by selling water…I would love to go back to school, but my family needs the money I make collecting and selling the water.” West Africa Water Initiative  -Water is Key: A Better Future for Africa, Gil Garcetti

Zambia 

In Zambia  where unsafe water and lack of proper sanitary facilities have increased the incidence of malaria and diarrhea and affected education, and child survival, UNICEF plans to reach 26,000 children, 80 schools, and 4,000 households, by constructing water systems, latrines, and hand washing facilities, and by promoting usage and active community involvement in the project.   UNICEF

Bangladesh 

A school sanitation program in Bangladesh has increased the enrollment of girls by 11% per year since it started in 1990.   WaterAid

Philippines 

A Save the Children school and community-based health education intervention aimed at reducing the prevalence of soil-transmitted intestinal worm infection in Manila, Philippines dramatically reduced worm prevalence from 49.7% in 2004 to 16% in 2006.  In addition to the health education conducted in schools and communities, the construction of hand-washing facilities and drinking water fountains in schools were major contributors to the project’s success.  Save the Children