A child is washing her hands at a handwashing station.

A single borehole can change the way children experience their childhood in rural areas. 13-year-old Joana, from Milange district in Zambézia province, now has access to clean water after the construction of a new borehole. The girl will no longer have to endure a two-hour walk to collect unsafe water. The borehole in Cadote Primary School is one of the 25 drilled in an equal number of schools in the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula, within the scope of Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes - PARES, funded by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A single borehole can change the way children experience their childhood in rural areas. 13-year-old Joana, from Milange district in Zambézia province, now has access to clean water after the construction of a new borehole. The girl will no longer have to endure a two-hour walk to collect unsafe water. The borehole in Cadote Primary School is one of the 25 drilled in an equal number of schools in the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula, within the scope of Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes - PARES, funded by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A single borehole can change the way children experience their childhood in rural areas. 13-year-old Joana, from Milange district in Zambézia province, now has access to clean water after the construction of a new borehole. The girl will no longer have to endure a two-hour walk to collect unsafe water. The borehole in Cadote Primary School is one of the 25 drilled in an equal number of schools in the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula, within the scope of Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes - PARES, funded by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

In Mozambique, women are leading a quiet revolution—defying social stereotypes by taking on the construction of improved latrines, a field traditionally dominated by men. Through their work, they are not only tackling the urgent challenge of inadequate sanitation but also breaking down long-held beliefs that such tasks are solely a man's job.

For years, Sara Macamo and the women in her remote community faced dangerous, exhausting treks to collect unsafe water from the Limpopo River, often shared with animals and contaminated with disease. However, the installation of a borehole transformed their lives, eliminating the perilous journeys and providing easy access to clean water. This change allowed women to focus on farming and childcare, while young girls could attend school regularly, leading to improved education and hope for a better future.