Women Water Defenders

The women's march in the framework of the international women's day in San Salvador on March 7, 2021. The ecofeminist bloc carries banners related to privatization and water quality in El Salvador.

The water tank at Sonia Sanchez's house, she shares this tank with her sister Jenny and her brother. She shares the tank because her sister and brother are not entitled to domestic water. Between the three siblings they have 5 children. Sometimes the water that reaches them is not enough to satisfy all the members of the family. San Jose II, Santo Tomás, El Salvador on March 1st 2021.

Mary Reyes Ramirez' house, 76, in Caña Brava, El Salvador. She is the mother of Estela Ramírez

Tatiana Avilés, 23, and Maribel Escobar, 34 wash their clothes in the river in Caña Brava, El Salvador on March 4. 2021. They agree that washing in the river is better than washing clothes in the ''pila'' - the traditional water receptacle.

Sonia Sanchez poses for a portrait in the offices of the Women’s Movement of Santo Tomás on the 26th of February 2021 in Santo Tomás, El Salvador. She is the leader of the Women’s Movement of Santo Tomas, an organization that works to empower local women.

Mary Reyes Ramirez, 76, shows her ''pitos'' - an edible flower typical from Central America. She is the mother of Estela Ramírez

Steven Portillo, 4, grandson of Estela Ramirez, receives a bath in his home on February 26, 2021 in Caña Brava, El Salvador. The only bathroom in the houses Estela's family shares is outside in the open air because inside their homes they have no plumbing or water system.

Jenny Sanchez poses for a portrait in her home in San José II, Santo Tomás, El Salvador on March 1st 2021. She is one of the leaders of her community and a fearless defender of her community's water.

An extra water tank used by Sonia Sanchez, her sister Jenny and her brother. This tank is used when the household water does not arrive. Filling this tank costs 9USD dollars. San Jose II, Santo Tomás, El Salvador on March 1st 2021

Recently washed clothes hang on cables in Sonia Sanchez's house in San José II, Santo Tomas, El Salvador on March 1st, 2021. When Sonia's family has no water, they have to reuse the water they use for washing clothes for other household chores.

Genesis Portillo, 6, granddaughter of Estela Ramirez takes a bath in his home on February 26, 2021 in Caña Brava, El Salvador. The only bathroom in the houses Estela's family shares is outside in the open air because inside their homes they have no plumbing or water system.

Children run after school dismissal in Caña Brava, El Salvador on March 2, 2021.

A 6 meter deep sewage well made by community members in a house in Caña Brava, El Salvador on February 26, 2021. As an obligation to have the right to water, 'ANDA' (Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados) established that every house must have this septic tank. The construction of the septic tank can cost up to 400USD.

Sierra Verde Residences, Santo Tomas, El Salvador on March 1st, 2021. Sonia was sued by the private construction company for protesting against the construction of this residence, but the case was annulled by the judge.

A ''pila'', a traditional household water receptacle made of stone or ceramics in the offices of the Women’s Movement of Santo Tomas, an organization that works to empower local women. The water bins are an essential utensil in the lives of the women of Santo Tomas, because they have no running water. The water bins are where they keep the water.

Tatiana Avilés, 23, and Maribel Escobar, 34 pose for a portrait after washing their clothes in the river in Caña Brava, El Salvador on March 4. 2021.

Aerial shots of San Salvador and Boqueron volcano on February 27, 2021.

The women's march in the framework of the international women's day in San Salvador on March 7, 2021. The ecofeminist bloc carries banners related to privatization and water quality in El Salvador.

Estela Martinez, 48, fills a water bottle from the water hose coming from the 'cantarera' - - a stone structure where the hoses from each house connect - while Danerys Martinez, 26, washes clothes in the 'pila' -- a traditional household water receptacle made of stone or ceramics - at her home on Feb. 26, 2021 in Caña Brava, El Salvador.

Ronald Argueta, 6, receives a bath in the ''pila'' - a traditional household water receptacle made of stone or ceramics - of his grandmother Estela Ramirez's house in Caña Brava, El Salvador on March 3, 2021.

The water system to distribute water to Paco's orchard, 64, in Caña Brava. Paco's family makes a living from planting and selling the vegetables grown on their land. The water system consists of filling the purple waterfall with water from the waterfall and then using a system of hoses to distribute it to other water receptacles.

Esmeralda Sánchez cleans her shoes in her house in San José II, Santo Tomás, El Salvador on March 1st 2021. She is Sonia Sanchez's daughter who has inherited her mother's values and feminist fight.

Water comes out of a hose that is connected meters behind a waterfall on February 26, 2021 in Caña Brava, El Salvador. Paco's family lives from planting and selling the vegetables grown on their land. The water system consists of filling a waterfall and then using a system of hoses to distribute the water to other water receptacles.