We've pretty much picked over everything and put out the best--so that's probably why.

Pressure must continue on donor and recipient governments, but we also need to encourage bottom-up solutions. If service providers are not held to account, the poor and the socially excluded will never achieve their water and sanitation rights. The groundwork has been laid. Citizens' action needs to become a movement.

There is a silent holocaust occurring around the world caused by lack of water and sanitation. People are dying because the international aid community and national governments are not listening to the poor or looking at the overwhelming evidence.

Mirrors can create a pretty look, and usually are inexpensive.

The schedule is pretty much predetermined year to year. We're excited. They get tired toward the end of the year; swimming is a tough sport. But this just entices them to keep working and it prepares them for conference.

They do a driver printout record and run your fingerprints through the FBI. It's a pretty thorough check. That's good, though, that they do the background check because it's really meant to protect the clients.