'I don't remember taking a shower' - Kanyombo

Evidence Kanyombo is 18 years old and unemployed. He spends his days searching for water for his mother and siblings in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and that has almost become a full time job. He turns on the shower tap but not a single drop comes out.

Evidence Kanyombo cannot recall what taking a shower feels like

'' It's not working, the pipes haven't had water in them for a while and have rusted. I don't ever remember taking a shower," he says.
Bathing out of a bucket has become a way of life, not just for him, but for most Harare residents.
Zimbabwe is suffering from one of its worst droughts in decades and earlier this year, a state of emergency was declared.
This has made the situation worse for hundreds of thousands of Harare residents who have not had a regular water supply for many years.
"It is possible to use only two liters of water to bath depending on how much you can limit yourself," Mr Kanyombo says with a slight laugh.
"So eight 20-litre buckets of water can last for three days depending on how carefully you use it."

Virgina Nyika and her household try to keep a bucket of water for every occasion

Several plastic buckets are found in almost every home in Harare - from high-end bathrooms in affluent homes to kitchens in the townships.
Virginia Nyika, a mother who shares a house with her extended family, is frustrated.
"It's reality, but a painful one," she says.
"We are used to life without running water. My husband, my three children and I live in two rooms at the back of the house. We have 15 plastic buckets and one 200-litre water container.
"My sister and her family has six buckets, 11 containers and two 200-litre drums. The man who rents a room in the same house has about 12 buckets. My children don't know what it's like to take a shower," she explains.