Story

Words from an Ethiopian Water Walker

March 28, 2008
By
Sarah Stuteville

Dillo, Ethiopia. Image by Alex Stonehill. Ethiopia, 2008.

Dillo, Ethiopia. Image by Alex Stonehill. Ethiopia, 2008.

Dillo, Ethiopia. Image by Alex Stonehill. Ethiopia, 2008.

For women in Dillo, Ethiopia, fetching water is a daily ritual, but also a daily danger. Jessica Partnow and Alex Stonehill follow Fadi Jilo on her journey to a disease infested pool that her village relies on for water.