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.
Fetching water has become easy for Kalangba Primary School!
Thirty-nine-year-old head teacher Margaret Sesay recalled what life was like at the Kalangba Junction SLMB Primary School before her school’s well was rehabilitated last year. “Before this time, I used to struggle to fetch water, and we normally [went] out of the school premises to fetch water. This was difficult because there was no water w...
Mohamed has the tools to thrive!
"The well has helped me to achieve numerous goals, but the most important one is that I have been able to make cement bricks from the water I fetch from this point. It has also provided safe and pure drinking water for me and my family," Mohamed shared. ...
Water improves daily life!
Justus Adaku, 23, recalled what life was like in the Kyamaiso Community before his community’s well was installed last year. “I used to fetch water from the dam but [the] water was not clean; it would always make me get stomachaches whenever I would drink it hence spending money on buying medication. Sometimes I would move to the borehole in...
Clean Water Access Makes Titus Self-Sufficient!
Farmer Titus Kyalo, 24, recalled what life was like in the Kalawa Community before his community's sand dam was implemented last year. "Before the construction of this sand dam, we faced many challenges. It was difficult looking for water. We wasted a lot of time walking all the way to river Athi, which is miles away from our community. Our area...
Accessible clean water allows for learning!
Morlai Chernor Kanu, a 34-year-old teacher and the Water User Committee Chairperson, recalled what life was like at SLMB Primary School before the school’s well was rehabilitated last year. “I always struggled to fetch water before the completion of the project. As the head of the school, I always asked the school pupils to fetch water from ...