Clean water is something we often take for granted. However, in Laos, the only water available is often contaminated, meaning it is easy to catch a life-threatening illness like typhoid and cholera. Just £441 can buy a water supply system that gives clean, safe water to a whole village.

One is 81 years old and she lives in Laos.

"Before I never had clean water because my village is up in the mountains. I collected water from the stream six times a day, but even then it wasn't always safe to use. Since CARE installed water taps in the village, clean water is just a short walk away." One - Laos