Wine to Water 2018

Help get Esther clean water in Rwanda

8-year-old Esther Hakizimana, lives in Bihinga with her mother, father, and 5 sisters.  Bihinga is in Gatsibo District in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. The family lives on the side of a road. The area does not have enough reliable clean water. They get water from a pond down a muddy path from their home. It is shared by 7 villages – thousands of people and children like Esther begin their daily trek to get water each morning at 5.  The water is contaminated with parasites, including blood-sucking snails and worms. Those who use the water suffer from a range of water-related illnesses, notably typhoid and diarrhea, and skin infections like scabies.  

Help World Vision enable lasting change to this community. 

WHY WORLD VISION WATER?

Sustainability

A UNC study in Ghana found that 8 out of 10 World Vision wells continued to function at high levels, even after 20 years.  (considerably higher than industry standard)

Impact

In 2010, World Vision and partners reached 200,000 people with clean water.  In 2017, together, we reached 3.2 million people.

Commitment

World Vision reaches one new person every 10 seconds and three more schools every day with clean water.  And with our partners, we commit to reach everyone, everywhere we work by 2030 – an estimated 50 million people.

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