
Water is not just about thirst and sanitation. It is about opportunity, as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop writes in her fortnightly Mamamia column today.
Recently I spoke at the 40th Anniversary of Australian Aid and was asked to select a photograph from the accompanying exhibition that encapsulated our aid program.
It was not an easy task – going through 40 years of photographs!
The image I chose from hundreds of possibilities was of children delighting in clean safe water in Timor-Leste. The picture spoke volumes about empowering families and the impact that Australian aid has had in delivering clean water and sanitation to our region.
