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 no longer get sick."
The community members of Lunyinya used to do their best to collect water from Ngaiywa Spring, but the water was contaminated, and the spring was dangerous to access. "I used to have a tough time accessing water because it was slippery around the spring, and once I slipped with water and hurt my knee," said ten-year-old John O. "I no longer get sic...
A Year Later: "I am so glad and thankful."
Shichebe Spring was inaccessible for community members during rainy seasons before it was protected last year. This made collecting water burdensome and time-consuming for people, especially children. "Previously, to get water was so difficult because my mother used to send me to fetch water very early in the morning before going to school and [ag...
A Year Later: "It can now serve the entire community"
Before we rehabilitated the well in Rotifunk last year, students used to rise ridiculously early to try and collect water from the dysfunctional hand-dug well before the water diminished each day. "The old water source was a [dug well with a] hand pump, but the water was not pure to drink. It was difficult to fetch enough water. During the dry sea...
A Year Later: Time for Playing!
The community members of Yongoroo used to have to rely on local streams for their daily water needs. "The water was having a taste and not pure to drink. The water sometimes [was] dirtied by community members that are closer to this water source. Most times, I [was] sick of fetching water from [a] long distance away from my home," said 13-year-old...
A Year Later: "We have time for reading our notes."
The community members in Masoila used to face a daily water crisis before the well in their community was rehabilitated last year. People had to rely on the local swamp as their primary water source, which brought many problems. "It was really difficult for [us] the children because we have to go all the way to the swamp in the morning hours to fe...