Less Burden While Collecting Water for Siama!

Last year, your gift unlocked the potential for a brighter future for Siama. Since then, she and the Kisoga Community of 225 residents have had clean, reliable water. Your contribution has made a significant impact. Thank you for making a difference!

Before the Well Installation

Twenty-six-year-old farmer Siama Kaahwa recalled what life was like in the Kisoga Community before her community's well was installed last year.

"I used to fetch water from an open well, and sometimes I would find people had already dirtied the water. This waterpoint was under the trees, so the leaves would also fall in the water, making it extremely dirty," said Siama.

"Fetching water from this waterpoint was hard because I would pass the hill carrying heavy jerrycans of water, and it made me very tired. I had even developed back pain," continued Siama.

The spring before it was protected.

After the Well Installation

Collecting water is now simpler and safer for Siama and the other community members in Kisoga.

"This waterpoint has made my life very easy. I no longer have to climb a hill with heavy jerrycans, [and] even the back pain I had developed [has] disappeared. This water is always clean, and this has helped reduce the cases of waterborne diseases in my home," shared Siama.

Community members collect water.

Having ready access to water from the well has made a difference for Siama, allowing her to make improvements for herself and her family.

When we asked Siama something the waterpoint has helped her achieve, she said she has been able to establish a kitchen garden in her home.