Looking for clean water a never-ending task for many Haitians

Cathy walks with a bucket of water on her head returning home from a source in Godet, in the commune of Kenskoff, in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on March 30, 2016. About 42 percent of Haitians do not have access to safe drinking water, according to the UN. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Under the blazing sun in Haiti, Malinka Dorleus trudges up a hill with a 20-liter bucket of water on her head -- a trip she makes up to four times a day.

From her village of Godet, the 15-year-old can see the sprawling villas belonging to the Caribbean country’s elite, yet her family and neighbors have no access to running water.