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Each paper is a real research question about water where people live, with the method, the evidence to collect and a raindrop reward already worked out. Choose one that fits you, gather your team and go.
- 1 · Pick a paperOne that fits your area and your time
- 2 · Team upClaim it with friends; your coordinator approves
- 3 · ResearchCollect evidence over about three months
- 4 · Submit & earnHand in your paper and collect raindrops
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Water at School: Comparing Drinking and Handwashing Access in Two Secondary Schools
A student team compares drinking-water and handwashing access in two secondary schools, counting water points, timing queues, surveying ~80 students, interviewing staff, and photographing infrastructure. The study aims to find whether schools with fewer working water points per student report longer waits and lower trust in water safety. Findings are reported as 'School A' vs 'School B' without naming the real schools.
Who Walks for Water? Time, Distance and Gender at Shared Water Points in One Neighbourhood
Students measure how long households spend fetching water from a shared tube well or tap in one lane, and who in the household does this work. Through a 50-100 household survey, 10-15 interviews, and geo-tagged photos, they test whether distance increases fetching time and whether women and girls bear more of this burden. The project yields a local, countable picture of a widely assumed but rarely measured pattern.
Is Our Water Safe? Drinking Water Quality, Treatment and Trust in a Bangladeshi Community
Studies how households in one Bangladeshi community source, store and treat drinking water, what they believe about its safety and why, and which observable risks appear between the source and the glass. Optional low-cost indicators add numbers without any safety verdict. Produces a household checklist as the awareness outcome.
The Water Economy of Bangladesh: What People Pay for Water in Our Cities, Towns and Villages
Measures the real price per litre of water from each source used by households in one study area in Bangladesh, compares it with what households believe they spend, and explains the local water market through interviews with sellers and families. Produces a community awareness sheet.
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