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: Concentrating on School!
Last year, the wells in Rwensororo had all broken down, leaving people no option but to share the contaminated local river with livestock and wildlife. "Before this project was completed, we used to collect water from the shores of [the] River Kafu," said eight-year-old Joan. "It was a very long distance [away] and very risky because sometimes I f...
A Year Later: Water-related illnesses reduced!
Before a well was implemented in Borope last year, people had to leave their community to search for water or rely on the dirty water from the local swamp. "Before this time, we, the students of this community, have gone through a lot of constraints because of the unavailability of water facilities. We normally got up early in the morning hours to...
A Year Later: "The water is safe and pure to drink"
Before we rehabilitated the well in Tintafor last year, community members spent most of their time collecting water from the local swamp to meet their daily water needs because the well was not functional. "The water was not pure to drink because it had [the] odor [of a] swamp. There were minor cracks and pools of standing water on top of the well...
A Year Later: "We are so happy for this development"
Before a new well was installed in the Masoila Community, people, especially children, found it difficult to find sufficient water to meet their daily needs. "It was not easy for us, the children, as most times we are sent by our parents to go and fetch water for the mosque. The distance is far off from the mosque, and the place we used to fetch w...
A Year Later: No More Purchasing Water!
Before we installed a rain tank at Kasyalani Mixed Day Secondary School, the students had to walk long distances to collect water and found their learning environment less than ideal. "The rampant water scarcity within the school caused a lot of issues. For instance, we had to walk about a kilometer to draw water from one of the community members,...