Clean Water: A Better Life, One Drop at a Time
Rufino is 77 years old. He’s a father, a grandfather, and a respected leader in his small Honduran village. For most of his life, clean water wasn’t something his community had—it was something they only dreamed of.
“Everyone went to the river to wash their clothes and get their water,” he remembers. “We used to drink the water from the river and people got quite sick because of the parasites. The children were all potbellied because of the parasites.”
There was no other option. The river was life—but also, in many ways, it was sickness. That all changed when World Renew and its local partners began their work in the community.
“I am very happy now because our life here has changed,” Rufino says. “My community and my family have a better life. We thank God because of everything that we have today. Families have latrines, sinks, and water to bathe.”
In a neighboring region, Jazmin recalls a similar past. Clean water didn’t just improve daily routines—it transformed everything. “Before World Renew, in the community of El Espino, we didn’t even have drinking water,” she says.
Like Rufino’s village, her community relied on nearby rivers and streams as water sources. It meant long walks, hard labor, and frequent illness. But that chapter, too, came to a close when a new water system was built.
“Today, our lives have changed because everyone has access to their own water. Today, if my child gets dirty, I can bathe him quickly because I have my own water. We can also wash our clothes more easily, rather than going to the river to wash. So, now today, the community has changed a lot because we have our water in our houses.”
For Jazmin and her neighbors, this was more than just infrastructure—it was dignity, safety, and the freedom to care for their children. It was also a reminder that they weren’t forgotten.
“World Renew and their partners are the only ones who have supported us here,” she adds. “No one from another institution has come to support us.”
There are still more communities around the world, just like Rufino’s and Jazmin’s—waiting, hoping, enduring. But stories like theirs remind us: change is possible.
And sometimes, it starts with something as simple as a cup of clean water.
Clean Water: A Better Life, One Drop at a Time
Rufino is 77 years old. He’s a father, a grandfather, and a respected leader in his small Honduran village. For most of his life, clean water wasn’t something his community had—it was something they only dreamed of.
“Everyone went to the river to wash their clothes and get their water,” he remembers. “We used to drink the water from the river and people got quite sick because of the parasites. The children were all potbellied because of the parasites.”
There was no other option. The river was life—but also, in many ways, it was sickness. That all changed when World Renew and its local partners began their work in the community.
“I am very happy now because our life here has changed,” Rufino says. “My community and my family have a better life. We thank God because of everything that we have today. Families have latrines, sinks, and water to bathe.”
In a neighboring region, Jazmin recalls a similar past. Clean water didn’t just improve daily routines—it transformed everything. “Before World Renew, in the community of El Espino, we didn’t even have drinking water,” she says.
Like Rufino’s village, her community relied on nearby rivers and streams as water sources. It meant long walks, hard labor, and frequent illness. But that chapter, too, came to a close when a new water system was built.
“Today, our lives have changed because everyone has access to their own water. Today, if my child gets dirty, I can bathe him quickly because I have my own water. We can also wash our clothes more easily, rather than going to the river to wash. So, now today, the community has changed a lot because we have our water in our houses.”
For Jazmin and her neighbors, this was more than just infrastructure—it was dignity, safety, and the freedom to care for their children. It was also a reminder that they weren’t forgotten.
“World Renew and their partners are the only ones who have supported us here,” she adds. “No one from another institution has come to support us.”
There are still more communities around the world, just like Rufino’s and Jazmin’s—waiting, hoping, enduring. But stories like theirs remind us: change is possible.
And sometimes, it starts with something as simple as a cup of clean water.
