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: Re-energized for learning!
In the past, the students of Matete Primary School had to get up very early to collect water from the local spring before school each morning. Not only were they tired from getting up early, but hauling heavy containers of water to school each day left them without enough energy to focus in class properly. Then, later, they would need to fetch wate...
A Year Later: "I managed to pass my exams!"
The well in Kyandangi used to be overworked, and the mechanism would break, stranding almost 1,000 people in the surrounding communities without any nearby source of water. "Before this project was completed, there were frequent breakdowns, and this forced us to move long distances to other water points where we would also be denied water since we...
A Year Later: "My hygiene has greatly improved"
The water point in Kikingura Kidwaro Community was overcrowded and often broke down, leaving people without sufficient water to meet their daily needs. It was in need of rehabilitation. "Most boreholes in this area were non-functional, and it was very difficult to access drinking water, especially while at school," said 13-year-old Geoffrey T. We...
A Year Later: Time for studying!
"Before the spring was protected, it was time-consuming to fetch water since it was hard for me to access the spring because the area around the spring was slippery," said ten-year-old Brian J. "Since the protection of the spring, it has been so easy for me to access the water using the stairs and thus save time to fetch water and use it for home ...
A Year Later: "Water is now safe for drinking"
"[The] water was very dirty, more so during rainy seasons, so you had to [sieve it] using a clean cloth, and the process itself was very tiresome," said 27-year-old Jackline Atenji when describing the tedious task of collecting water from Mikalo Spring last year. But that was before the spring was protected, and since then, things have dramaticall...