Library in the Church of Bamanya, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

Portrait of neighbors sitting on front stoop holding plants

Hispanic couple planting in raised garden

Neighbors planting in raised garden

Woman kneeling on tarp painting mural on wall

Volunteers holding wall at construction site

Black volunteers building house

Portrait of neighbors holding plants near house

Volunteers lifting framed wall at construction site

Woman removing painting tape from mural on wall

Volunteers pushing framed wall at construction site

Volunteers lifting framed wall at construction site

Volunteers listing framed wall at construction site

Volunteers carrying lumber at construction site

Hispanic couple planting in raised garden

Volunteers holding wall at construction site

Volunteers holding lumber at construction site

Volunteers holding lumber at construction site

Caucasian woman painting mural on wall

Volunteers lifting wooden frame at construction site

Volunteers lifting wall at construction site

Man standing on ladder painting mural on wall

Volunteer black woman drilling wall

Volunteers lifting framed wall at construction site

Smiling volunteers holding lumber at construction site

Volunteers lifting framed wall at construction site

Volunteers hammering at construction site

Black volunteer woman drinking water

Volunteers carrying lumber at a construction site

Volunteers sign on front stoop

Volunteer Feeding a Rescued Koala Bear at the Koala Bear Sanctuary, Port Macquarie, Gold Coast of Australia

Smiling woman holding clipboard

Woman in volunteer t-shirt