»» Water is a basic human right and a cornerstone for healthy, happy communities. Yet, millions are denied access to it and run the risk of illness and even death due to contaminated drinking and washing water.

In this story, we travel to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa to explore how the private sector is partnering with local NGOs to provide safe water to schools and previously under-serviced low-income areas.

We explore this story through the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) which started in 2008 to improve access to clean & safe water across Africa. They aim to reach 2 million people by 2015 and 6 million by 2020.

IT’S AFRICA’S TIME visited some of their key projects to explore progress on the ground.