Thirsty?

The little girl grabs the empty oil jug and carries it down the street to the river. This isn't just any river, it is the village supply of water and oh yes it is the color of mud. She fills up the jug and balances it on her head to take it back to her home. She must then make a fire from charcoal, paper, and twigs in order to boil the water so that it is potable. Her family has no faucet to just turn on and drink from. There is no toilet to flush or shower to run. There simply is not running water in the home and this is standard in all villages here. They are drilling more wells each day but the water is just not safe enough to drink in most parts of Rwanda. I will remember this next time I leave the sink running while brushing my teeth or take an extra long shower. Water is a luxury to these people and I don't want to be the one wasting it.