This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 45.

But water, everybody can connect to that.

We've all felt thirsty.

We all, you know, can imagine if we turned on the faucet and the water didn't come out.

As, you know, sometimes it happens for people, like, for example, if there's construction

or even in such a temporary way, and whereas,

you know, many of the people Water Aid works with have this struggle for years, decades, generations.

Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful

environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the

environmental change makers of tomorrow. I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

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Today I am super excited to bring to you Serena Prabasi, the CEO of Water Aid, a nonprofit that brings clean water, sanitation, and hygiene

to over 37 countries across the globe. WaterAid even provides job training so that communities

can learn to sustain their own well systems, water pumps, toilets, and faucets so that they're self-sufficient.

Serena, I am so excited to have you on the show. Welcome.

Thank you. Thank you for having me.

I am so excited to get to talking about your organization, Water Aid. But before we do that, I want to ask you about how nature,

the environment and sustainability played a role in your childhood growing up. Can you tell us a bit

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