Sara, a 27-year-old hairstylist, showed incredible resilience in the face of the dire water crisis plaguing her community. Reflecting on the cycle of loss and disease driven by reliance on unsafe water, she shared: “We had no potable water in our community and relied on the Bia River, which was contaminated by illegal small-scale mining upstream. Drinking the water made us ill. Typhoid, diarrhea, and skin rashes… [Read more]