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: "I have greatly benefited from this project."
We spoke to Celestine C., a 14-year-old student, about life before we installed a rain tank at her school, Kapkeruge Primary, last year. She said, "Before the project was implemented in this institution, I used to perform poorly on my studies because a lot of time [was] spent carrying water for domestic use in school." But now, things are differe...
A Year Later: Increased Financial Stability!
Before we implemented a well in his community last year, Farmer Bramwell Mwenzwa, 48, had shared how things were for him and others. "[An] insufficient supply of water has contributed highly to the poverty levels in the region because we are unable to farm well," he said. "We spend a lot of our finances on [medical] treatment and fetching water at...
A Year Later: Heavy Load Lifted!
Lwombei Primary School student, Byron, 13, shared what it was like before his school's rain tank was installed last year. "Every morning we used to come to school carrying a jerrican of water and a bag of books. During the day if water needs arose class lessons could be paused for us to go and get water. It consumed a lot of our study time," said ...
A Year Later: "People are living as one."
"My family has been a victim of typhoid after consuming water from the spring, and this has caused me to use a lot of resources to cater to our medications," said John Magana, Chairman of Muyundi community's Water User Committee. "The initial situation was terrible. During [the] rainy season, there was a lot of dirt getting into the water renderin...
A Year Later: All Routes of Contamination Are Blocked!
Before Wanyama Spring was protected in Christine's community of Indulusia last year, it was difficult to access water that wasn't contaminated. "I used to dip the container under the water for it to fill," Christine said. "By so doing, a lot of time was wasted waiting for water to clear up before the next person draws water." But things have chan...