Stories from the Field
As we work to provide water, we're committed to helping people like you meet your global neighbors and to realize that we all share the same basic needs. We hope to break down stereotypes and the false distinctions between the so-called winners and losers, rich and poor, the needy and charitable, by introducing you to the people we serve with the respect and admiration they rightfully deserve.
These are stories of hope, told in the words of those who carry out this work every day - our friends in the field.
A Year Later: Safer health services and births!
Zainab Taylor, a nurse whom we spoke to when we first visited the Gbaneh Lol Health Center last year before its well was rehabilitated, recalled what life was like back then. "Before this project was completed, the pump machine would frequently break down. Before, more time was required to fetch water from the water sources in the community. I [...
A Year Later: Fetching water anytime it is needed!
50-year-old farmer Annet Murunga recalled what life was like in Chombeli before her community’s spring was protected last year. "This was an open source where we fetched water using bowls or containers. We had dug something like a hole where it acted as [the] fetching area," said Annet. But water collection is much simpler for Annet and the...
A Year Later: "Good health is my portion."
Peter M., 17, recalled what life was like in Muhoni before his community’s spring was protected last year. "Accessing water in this spring was so frustrating. It was too tiring, and a lot of time was wasted," said Peter. But life is much more enjoyable for Peter and the other community members in Muhoni now. "I enjoy coming to fetch wate...
A Year Later: "I have plenty of time to play and refresh."
Musembi, 12, recalled what life was like at Itulu Primary School before his school's rain tank was implemented last year. "Before the construction of this project, life was very hard. I found it hard to carry water from home every day. I could get very tired because it’s a long stretch from my home to school. Once I got to school, I did not re...
A Year Later: "I have improved greatly in my studies."
Blessed, 11, recalled what life was like at Nyang'ori Primary School before her school’s rain tanks were implemented last year. "We would be late to classes since we would waste time fetching water at the spring. The classrooms were really dirty, which made us sick sometimes. There was also sometimes very little and dirty water for drinking an...