February 17, 2012 / Untold Stories
by Peter Sawyer

In Makurdi, Nigeria, people who have waited decades for water service have become jaded. A new water works promises clean water for all, but a lack of pipes means residents will keep waiting.

February 17, 2012 / Untold Stories
by Peter Sawyer

In Accra, Ghana's capital, the water infrastructure falls far short of the population's needs, forcing many residents to scramble for water from illegal taps and roadside puddles.

January 25, 2012 / Untold Stories
by Sara Shahriari, Noah Friedman-Rudovsky

A new kind of toilet may be the salvation of Lake Titicaca. It's sanitary and it may even produce compost suitable for growing food.

January 17, 2012 / Untold Stories
by Selay Marius Kouassi

Amid lingering tensions of the post-election conflict in the Ivory Coast, a water tap inside a refugee camp unifies a divided community.

January 17, 2012 / The Guardian
by Noah Friedman-Rudovsky

With urban populations increasing, Lake Titicaca is being polluted with waste from booming cities in Peru and Bolivia.

January 12, 2012 / The Guardian
by Sara Shahriari, Noah Friedman-Rudovsky

South America's most famous lake is being polluted by increasing levels of waste from fast-growing cities, according to locals, environmentalists and politicians.

January 10, 2012 / Untold Stories
by Selay Marius Kouassi

As Ivory Coast struggles to come to terms with last year's post-election conflict, some are using water as a means of unifying and reconciling divided communities.

January 4, 2012
by Ameto Akpe, Tecee Boley

A collaborative investigation into the water sector in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia in partnership with local journalists and their outlets.

January 2, 2012 / BusinessDay
by Ameto Akpe

Poor planning and governance make access to safe drinking water scarce in Makurdi, Nigeria.

December 19, 2011
by Mark Schulte

Watch a short video of a Washington, DC teacher describing her recent engagement with our journalists.

December 8, 2011 / Untold Stories
by Sara Shahriari, Noah Friedman-Rudovsky

Marcelino Coila Choque, a local fisherman, is concerned that over-fishing and water contamination will threaten the future of Lake Titicaca's resources.

December 7, 2011 / African Standard
by Tecee Boley

Eighteen percent of all deaths in Liberia are related to illnesses caused by poor water and sanitation. Can the government provide safe, clean water to its people?

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