Finding and gathering water for her family had always been a burden, but when Naklesh’s youngest son was diagnosed with a water-borne infection, she took action to ensure it never happened again.
From the moment she moved into her husband’s home in Kishoreganij, Bangladesh as a young bride, Naklesh had to contend with a daily struggle to source and secure water for her household. From the water needed for household chores, to the water she and her husband poured in their drinking glasses, the burden of gathering each drop fell at her feet.
Read Naklesh’s story from Water.org here.