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: "I fetch clean water for drinking..."
Sarah A., 15, recalled what life was like in Mang'uliro Community before her community’s spring was protected last year. "As a small girl, I feared collecting water from this place because baboons were always here. They could scare us away, [and] dirty the water, and this created fear in me anytime I could be sent for water. The snakes also ca...
A Year Later: Safe Access to Water!
Esther J., 12, recalled what life was like at Silungai Primary School before her school’s rainwater tanks were installed last year. "We were going for water from a spring which we shared with the local community. This resulted in pupils [and] community [members having] conflict that escalated and became a threat to us," Esther said. But lif...
A Year Later: Safe, Clean Water!
Modester M., 15, recalled what life was like in Makunga before her community’s spring was protected last year. "Before this project was completed, it was hard to get water, especially during the rainy season. The area around the spring was so slippery, making us trip over with water jerricans making us sustain minor injuries," Modester said. ...
A Year Later: "Fetching Water is Now Easy!"
Thirty-two-year-old farmer Jennifer Luvembe recalled what life was like in Sundulo Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "We could find the water is dirty. Once one person fetched water, it got dirty due to [the] rising of sand. The pond also attracted insects to float on [the] water," Jennifer said. But life is enr...
A Year Later: Easy Water Access!
Martha S., 14, recalled what life was like in Chiveli Community before her community’s spring was protected last year. "We used to fetch water with a banana trunk attached as the discharge pipe and [it] was very open. There were a lot of stones around the spring that made fetching water difficult," Martha said. But life is less difficult fo...