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 entire family life."
Last year the community members in Bai Bureh Junction had to find water wherever they could, costing them valuable time and risking their health. "Thanks to the almighty God for keeping me alive. To have clean drinking was difficult for me. Most times, my wife could not cook on time. Even taking my bath two times a day was difficult for me. My chi...
A Year Later: "Water is safe for me to drink"
A year ago, regardless of how carefully community members in Kalenda collected water from Sanya Spring, they still had to sieve it. And although the water looked cleaner, it was still contaminated and made them ill. "It has not been [an] uneasy journey to me. I used to crouch when [I] was fetching water, and this caused contamination of [the] wate...
A Year Later: Improved Crop Yields!
Before we built a second sand dam and shallow well in Kangalu Community, most people had to walk for several kilometers to fill a container with water. "I had to go fetch water for my family, but I returned home feeling exhausted due to the long distance under the burning sun," said 51-year-old Jessica Mutua Katumo. "I would have to walk about fiv...
A Year Later: Reaching Goals!
When we first visited SLMC Primary School, the school's well was not able to provide sufficient water for the students and staff, which sent students off the school campus to collect water from unprotected sources, which often made them sick. "Before this time, the school pump was not giving out water during the dry season. As a result of that, we...
A Year Later: "We are very happy for this goodness."
Last year community members of Masoila struggled to find enough water to meet their needs every day. The community had a well, but it had dried up, so people resorted to collecting water from other unprotected sources in the community, putting their health at risk. "We were finding it very difficult because most times, we [had to] go outside [the ...