The fight for water access in El Salvador
In El Salvador, the most densely populated country in Central America, more than 600,000 people do not have access to drinking water or sanitation service. 78% of the country’s river waters are polluted, and people in rural areas - especially women - are risking their lives traveling by foot to collect water from rivers because the State is not providing them with water service. The government has passed a new water law promising to improve water access, but many activists say the law is really about privatizing the service.