In most communities, older people serve as guardians of culture, preserving their people's collective memory. But in Malkohi, this is not the case. Here, even the older population is caught up in the daily struggle for water, leaving no time for sharing stories with the next generation.
A young girl sits by a water source that serves as a water supply for both community dwellers and their animals.
When water is available, it is often stagnant, tinged with grey and off-putting. Clean, inviting and colourless water is a rarity. For most children in these communities, water has a distinct colour: grey, and many have never seen crystal-clear water.
In Malkohi, the water reflects the colour of the earth beneath and around it.
Trenches like this one also perform dual functions as drainage systems and water reservoirs for people and their livestock.
The water is often unfit for drinking, but for the people of Malkohi, there is no choice. They drink, cook and bathe with what little they can gather, knowing that every sip carries the risk of illness.
