|   Posted: March 22, 2023

A borehole project at a Compassion center in Tanzania gave sponsored children fresh drinking water, proper hygiene and flushing toilets — helping protect their health and dignity.
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When the Water Flows, So Does the Joy

A borehole project at a Compassion center in Tanzania gave sponsored children fresh drinking water, proper hygiene and flushing toilets — helping protect their health and dignity.

Before their Compassion center intervened, children in this Tanzanian town often got sick from drinking contaminated water. Girls missed class to go home when they had their periods.

Watch the video to see how their lives changed after a WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project gave them access to flushing toilets, hygiene education and safe drinking water.

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