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WaterAid | Can pay, will pay

Slum dwellers in Dhaka prove they can and will pay for legal, safe, water.

In the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, gaining legal access to water is a big political issue. In the eyes of the local authorities, slum dwellers live in "transient" settlements, despite the fact that many slums have existed for decades and therefore have no legal right to water.

By acting as an intermediary, WaterAid and local partner Duhstha Swastha Kendra (DSK) have helped 185 families in Dhaka's Mirpur area win the right to a safe, legal water supply; a vast improvement to buying potentially unsafe water from illegal vendors.

Finally, the prospect of long-term legal water supply to slum dwellers in Dhaka is becoming more realistic.

(c) WaterAid 2008