Children are everywhere in the conversation about water insecurity. They appear in statistics, policy briefs, and photographs meant to evoke a sense of urgency. We are constantly reminded that hundreds of children die each day from water-related disease (UNICEF, 2026), and that safe water is foundational to their health, education, and futures (Rhue et al….
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Acknowledged but Unheard: The Absence of Children’s Voices in Water Insecurity
Steven Rhue // Children’s voices are all but absent from research on water insecurity or the condition where access to and benefit from affordable adequate, reliable, and safe water for health and well-being is unobtainable or precarious (Jepson et al.). This body of work has been dominated by the underlying assumption that a child’s experience…