16-year-old Sumaiya lives with her parents and five siblings in a village in Bangladesh’s Rangamati hill district. When United Purpose’s ‘Leadership to ensure adequate nutrition’ (LEAN) project started working in her village, she quickly enrolled with the adolescent club and soon became an active member.
Meet Agbara Okon Edet. He’s the retired former head of the Abi local government area in Nigeria’s Cross River State. He describes himself as a “lover of health”, which is why he became extremely troubled three years ago by the high cholera rates which were rampant in his community.
Before United Purpose came to his village, Benedict never stopped to consider the detrimental impact that going to the toilet in the open had on his community.
