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: "This water point has impacted my life"
Last year, students at Kingsway Secondary School had to leave their school campus to collect water every day since the dug well they relied upon often went dry. "Before, the school was without [a] safe and pure drinking water point. Even to have water to drink was difficult for us. It was difficult to use the sanitation facility [and] also to do f...
A Year Later: Easier Access for the Handicapped!
Last year, the students at Rise and Shine Special School for the Physically Handicapped found it very difficult to collect water from the shallow well on their campus. "It was very risky and hard for us to get water because of our state," said nine-year-old Francis O. But we installed a well that made water access easier for students. "We are re...
A Year Later: Dreams of becoming a model!
Last year, the students at Mahola Primary School often had to bring water to school because the school's hand-dug well was drying up. "I had to depend on myself for water, and it was very tough. I stay with my grandmother, who is not strong enough to go look for water. I had to do double work [to] get her water, then get mine. Sometimes I could g...
A Year Later: Progress - from a well to piped water!
Last year, the students at Shamberere Boys' High School spent too much time searching for and collecting water instead of studying. "We used to waste a lot of our time going for water outside the school, even at night, which was very risky," said 17-year-old Calistus M. "[Our] sanitation practices were very poor and hard because there was not eno...
A Year Later: Higher Self-Esteem!
Before we helped the people in Kangalu construct a new sand dam and shallow well in their community, everyone had to walk debilitating distances just to supply their households with water each day, in amounts that were often inadequate for all their needs. The contaminated water that they collected also made them sick, which hurt their health more ...