Stories

In a crisis-affected community in eastern Myanmar, water is more than a daily necessity — it is survival.

As summer approaches, fear often grows alongside the rising heat. Streams shrink, small ponds dry up, and families begin to worry about how they will find enough clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing.

For families already living with uncertainty, the dry season can become another silent crisis. But this year, something has changed.

In a small village surrounded by wide green fields, Daw Hla stands barefoot in the mud, scattering fertilizer across the rice paddies. A fine rain drizzles from the gray sky, and the cold air clings to her skin, but her hands move steadily and without hesitation. Farming is not just her livelihood—it is her life.