Eva Tolage, a young activist from Tanzania, launched Stand With Eva back in February 2015 and since then has been campaigning locally and nationally to get a clean supply of water for her community and school. Now, just over a year since Eva launched her campaign, a new water point has been installed at her school! Eva with her classmates at the new water supply near her school!
This shows the power of one young leader’s vision to change her community, and how she got leaders and supporters around the world — even former President Barack Obama — to back her. And there are millions more like Eva using their power to create change in their communities. This week, a huge event to launch the new water supply was held in Eva’s community and was attended by leaders and Eva’s classmates. We will have more updates from Eva in the coming weeks, but for now, please join Eva in celebrating this news! What this means for Eva and her classmates Before the new clean water supply, it would take up to two hours for Eva to collect water — the long journey meant they would miss their […]
Full article: This is amazing – Eva got the clean water she demanded!
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