21 Nov. /2020 In the area of raising awareness, the We Are Water Foundation has developed a special section in its website with numerous articles that reflect on the impact COVID-19 is having on the most disadvantaged communities. Specifically, it has drawn attention to the situation in regions such as the Sahel, the strip that crosses central Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea; the Pacific Fire Belt, in Indonesia; or the refugee camps in different regions of the world. All these regions already suffer extremely severe social and political situations, now worsened by the new pandemic. Likewise, it reflects on the difference between experiencing a global pandemic in advanced societies and in vulnerable communities, in areas like education or everyday life in large cities. The We Are Water Foundation has also participated in the Great Solidarity Challenge, a major campaign carried out in Spain to raise funds to stop the spread of the virus in the country and in other vulnerable countries. The Foundation had a prominent presence in the historic online gala event organized by this initiative, which reached an audience of over 21 million people on social networks and raised 164,500 euros. In recent months, the We Are Water Foundation has driven four new cooperation projects, with a special focus on communities at risk of the transmission of COVID-19. The first project in Nicaragua and a project to generate job opportunities in South Nias (Indonesia) stand out. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation of communities already affected by problems of access to adequate water and sanitation Water, sanitation and hygiene in schools in San Lorenzo- Boaco and Yalí-Jinotega (Nicaragua) Developed in collaboration with World Vision, it is carried out in schools of the central-north region of Nicaragua, where groundwater sources are unable to supply the population. Moreover, schools are located very far away from wells and there are no adequate infrastructures to transport water and keep adequate hygiene of children. The construction and rehabilitation of systems to access good quality water and sanitation in some schools of the region, as well as education in hygiene habits is also planned. Water and sanitation for life and the generation of job opportunities in South Nias (Indonesia) Also developed with World Vision, the objective is to improve the health and life conditions of the members of different communities in South Nias, one of the least developed and remote areas in the North Sumatra province (Indonesia). To this end, it is planned to provide access to improved clean water and sanitation to the most vulnerable groups and to work in the strengthening of water committees and in the development of a water and sanitation entrepreneurship program. Mali and Burkina Faso The We Are Water Foundation has also driven two new projects in Mali (collaboration with Acción Contra el Hambre) and Burkina Faso (UNICEF), also focused on the improvement of hygiene, sanitation and access to water conditions. "Hygiene is key for saving lives" Woman and her destroyed home in Lombok at www.wearewater.org 25