El Salvador postcard

The lack of access to water is a real problem. We women have to spend four hours each day looking for water. This means that our work is put at risk, we face tiredness and a lack of safety on the journey, and we do not have time for other things like education. That's why, along with 5,000 other people, I took part in a march on World Water Day to demand better investment and the protection of people's right to water. The march was organised by a group of social organisations including Progressio partner UNES (the Salvadorean Ecological Coalition). We hope that now our voice will be heard.

Alma Orellana, water rights campaigner

El Salvador