1. "In 1980, there was no water, so everyone was fighting over it. The men would have to dig very deep holes to find it. If a woman didn’t have a husband to help her fight to get water, she was often out of luck. The only working well was open once in the morning and once at night and was locked the rest of the time. Those who moved the fastest got the most.” - Ying Thao, St. Paul
2. Daily routine of getting water from the water towers to use at home.
3. Many families use, share, or borrow a wooden cart to help carry their many plastic containers from home to the water tanks and/or wells.
4. “Even if you were old, you had to carry a baby, carry water, and sew to make a living. There was no rest for anyone at Ban Vinai.” - Ying Thao, St. Paul
5. Well before dawn women and girls mostly would begin the hike to stand in line at their water source.