In 2013, with the help of the community and staff, WaterAid installed taps and toilets at the Tsimahavaobe School in rural Madagascar. The arrival of clean water and toilets at the Tsimahavaobe School has not only changed the lives of its students, but of its teachers as well. According to Mariette, one of the school’s teachers, the change in the kids has been remarkable. This made her job more positive as well! “The attendance rate has increased because students are healthy and parents have truly been motivated by WaterAid’s work,” she explained. “Students are no longer thirsty so they’ve become more active in school. They have more time to learn in the classroom now that they don’t have to go out in search of water or a household toilet.”

Credit: WaterAid/ Ernest Randriarimalala