Deepika Kurup —The Science Behind Clean Water

Section 1

Interviewer :

Why do you focus on water issues?

Kurup :

When I was young,/I often traveled to India/to visit my relatives. There,/I had to drink boiled or bottled water/to avoid getting diarrhea/and other diseases. One day,/I was shocked/to see children drinking water/from puddles on the road. These children didn’t have access/to clean water.

I :

What did you think/about the situation?

K :

I thought,/“This situation is a social injustice. Only poor people/don’t have access/to clean water. If the international community did something,/the situation could be improved.” So/I decided to work on the problem/of clean water access.