A Índia levou torneira a 125 milhões de casas em sete anos

In many villages, water is far from the house. So somebody walks to a well with a bucket. That person is almost always a woman or a girl. She goes two or three times a day, every day.

In 2019, India starts a big programme. The goal is one tap with clean water in every rural home. At that time, only 17 homes out of 100 have a tap. Today more than 80 out of 100 have one. That is about 125 million new connections in seven years.

And the water gives back time. A woman who carries buckets for three hours now has those hours for work, for study or for her children. A girl can go to school instead of the well. The government wants every rural home connected by 2028. It is not finished. But it moves fast.