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: Garden Helps with School Fees!
Esther Akasa, a 19-year-old in Bukhakunga, shared what life was like before the community's spring was protected last year. "It was so hectic getting water, especially being the firstborn child in my family. I could go a long distance to collect water to be used by my family in activities such as cooking [and] drinking among many more since my sibl...
A Year Later: School Fees? No Problem!
Before Matiang'i Spring was protected last year, the people of Mwitwa spent a lot of time every day sourcing clean water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and irrigation. "We had tough times searching for clean water because this [spring] was not safe for drinking," said 10-year-old Maxwel. "We could waste a lot of time on the roads, making it dif...
A Year Later: Better Scores, Cleaner Water, and Improved Hygiene!
Before we protected Murutu Spring, 16-year-old Edwin and his fellow community members had an incredibly difficult time fetching water. Because community members had to submerge their containers in the shallow stream, sediment from its bottom was continually stirred up, rendering the water undrinkable (even before thinking of all the microorganisms ...
A Year Later: An Expanding Community of Realized Dreams
Morlai Kamara, 56, is the harbormaster in Rosint Community. He has lived through several generations of water crisis in his community, and remembers the struggles of living without water as if they happened yesterday. "The living conditions [were] very poor for me and my family," Morlai said. "My family had to go down the swamp, which was the onl...
A Year Later: Water, Even in the Dry Season!
We asked the headteacher of Kankalay Primary and Secondary School in Sumbuya what life was like at the school before we rehabilitated the school's well. "Well, it was challenging when it comes to having access to clean and safe drinking water throughout the year," said 45-year-old Michael Evran. "This facility used to go dry by this time of the y...