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The Teatro Taller Tegucigalpa, in collaboration with ONE DROP and Oxfam, held a festival to celebrate World Water Day on March 22 in Tegucigalpa. Transforming the Redondel de los Artesanos in an outdoor space where creativity reigned, the artist RIFH (Iván Fiallos) set the tone for the "WATER FESTIVAL"!...

In the capital, Tegucigalpa, 35% of families do not receive water in their homes and are supplied by trucks visiting their neighborhoods. To show solidarity with everyone who don’t have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities, 12 Honduran groups and artists got together to offer creative interpretations on the theme of water through different artistic disciplines: theatre, aerial dance, video mapping, juggling, contemporary dance, water drums, living statues, dramatic sculpture, projections, live tattooing, DJ and much more!

It’s in this eclectic atmosphere enjoyed by young and old alike that was celebrated water, this vital natural resource.

Inaugurated officially on March 22 by famous Indian film director Shekhar Kapur, an art exhibition in Bhubaneswar will run for two weeks at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences – KISS. Over 35 artworks have been provided by renowned Indian artists to create the exhibition.

This happening will offer an opportunity for continuous interface between large numbers of students and teachers to discuss and debate on various water-related issues. More than 1,000 people attended the inauguration, including eminent artists, cultural connoisseurs, social and political leaders, and students. Some 6,000 visitors are expected to see the exhibition.

On March 23, Bakul Foundation and their network of artists came together to engage the public in participating in the painting of a large scale Wall of Water mural. This art based workshop will enable the public to internalize and express about the issues around water creatively.

Organizers expected over 400 participants, including the Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik, social and political leaders, eminent artists, local artists and art students.

Complementing the Art Exhibition on Water, a Film Festival on Water was held on March 24 at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, open to the public and the students of this institution. Films on many issues relating to water were screened, including the short films created by the young filmmakers who participated in ONE DROP’s filmmaking workshop this winter.

As part of Project India, ONE DROP has encouraged young Indians to express their water-related thoughts on camera. They travelled to 12 villages to create 23 new short films about local water and sanitation issues. Around 500 people were expected to take part in the festival.

The Community Water Management Festival and Forum, entitled "Nuestra Agua 2013," taking place in the city of Granada, Nicaragua, from March 17 to 22, seeks to position community water management as a key model for Latin America. Community management contributes to the improvement of the population’s quality of life as well as the conservation of water resources and the protection of the environment.

ONE DROP will take part in the Forum to present its unique approach to development. Infrastructures that make it possible to better manage rainwater and to guarantee families’ food security without wasting water resources will be put forward. ONE DROP will also explain the impact of access to microcredit for agricultural producers. And the awareness-raising show Circo Agua Clara will also be presented on Granada’s public square on March 23!