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: Getting water is quite easy now!
Rose Wambua, 40, recalled what life was like in Yathui before her community’s sand dam and well was implemented last year. "Before the construction of this sand dam, we faced many challenges. It was a very big challenge to get water from over two kilometers' walk to [the] River Ngongani. Whenever rains came, our river would take a couple of we...
A Year Later: "I know I will pass with flying colors when the exams come."
Before we installed a borehole well at Ebwaliro Primary School last year, the students had to bring water with them from home every day. "Before this borehole was drilled, as a school, [we] had a challenge in getting clean water," explained headteacher David Nduku, whom we spoke to each time we visited. "Teachers had to ask students to carry wat...
A Year Later: Improved Studies and Food Production!
Before we protected the spring in Muting'ong'o Community, getting water was an arduous, time-consuming task for multiple reasons. "Fetching water from the spring used to be very risky since I could easily fall inside the spring, which led to injuries, hence risking my life and health," said seven-year-old Duncan C. "Lining up at the spring wa...
A Year Later: Making Bricks and Building Homes!
Before we protected Akinda Spring in Makunga Community, the spring was constantly muddy and the water was cloudy with dirt. "We used to get dirty at the spring because the place was too muddy," explained 13-year-old Phoebe M. "It was hard to access the spring during [the] rainy season because it was slippery and dangerous." "We had a lot of w...
A Year Later: Time to Learn New Skills!
Before we protected the spring in Shivakala, the water was both difficult to collect and open to contamination. People spent a long time standing in line because filling a container took so long - then, once they got the water home, it would often make them sick. "I could waste most of my time queuing at the water point, denying me time to get b...