The power of WATER!

Slept like a stone last night after a long, full day. The thing about cpar is they take you way, way off the beaten track which I appreciate very much. We drove several hours out, down the most dusty bumpy roads to two primary schools. Kids everywhere, in their bedraggled uniforms, so very proud to show us their rain water harvesting tanks and trees that they planted. When they broke into song it was enough to make my heart surge a little, they sing so well! It is one thing to read about how clean water has changed life here, and another thing altogether to witness it first hand - the kids smiling faces and the water coming out of the tap. It was amazing to see how such a simple thing can effect so much change. Before the tanks were in place, these kids were fainting from dehydration or were not making it to school at all. Now they all line up with their brightly coloured plastic mugs and have drink of clean, clear water whenever they want. I know it sounds cliche - but I may never look at water in the same way again.