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: "Nobody has buried a child."
As the village headman and chairperson of the community's water user committee, 60-year-old Mohamed Kamara remembers all too well what life in Masinneh was like before their well was rehabilitated last year. "It was a great constraint for me and my people in this community," Mohamed said. "Over the years, we used to have cholera outbreaks in this...
A Year Later: "I drink water anytime I feel thirsty"
We asked 12-year-old student Pauline what it was like to collect water before we installed a well at Ibokolo Primary School last year. "Getting water was very tiresome for us. This affected us both mentally and physically, resulting [in a] lack of concentration in class, hence poor performance," said Pauline. "We could spend the whole day without ...
A Year Later: Clean Water, Anytime!
"Before the construction of this project, getting water was a different story altogether," said 17-year-old Everlyne K. Before we installed a sand dam and shallow well in Lema Community last year, the community members struggled every day, walking kilometers back and forth to the closest water source. "Having to walk for [so] long could exhaust u...
A Year Later: More Yield and More Profit!
We asked 44-year-old Rosemary Amulundu what fetching water was like for her before we protected the spring in Malanga Community last year. "It was an uphill task," Rosemary said. "I would struggle so much to place the container while squatting to get water. There was no discharge pipe [or] stairs." Community members once had to either submerge th...
A Year Later: Increased Sales and High Production!
Before we protected Makhwabuye's spring last year, accomplishing daily tasks was difficult for 54-year-old Agnes Saula. "Getting water was strenuous since there was always a queue at the water collection area," Agnes explained. The spring was shallow, which meant community members needed to scoop up water one small cupful at a time. And, as Agnes...