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: More Time for Studying and School!
Before the well was rehabilitated in 14-year-old Scovia's community of Ejinga Taosati last year, she would make several exhausting trips a day to the spring for water. "My school is located far from home, and whenever I would come back from school, I would go to the spring and make more than two trips while carrying the jerrycan on my head," said ...
A Year Later: Improved Grades and Less Illness!
Before Shisia Spring was protected last year, Francis, 13, used to hate collecting water. He said, "Most of the time, I used to boycott once I heard my mum talking about fetching water because it wasn't that easy to get water from this point. The major problem was how to access the water since there were no stairs, nor a clear passage to the sprin...
A Year Later: School Garden Prospering!
Eleven-year-old Juliet shared what her daily life was like before her school, St. Peter's Ebunga'le Primary School, installed a rain tank last year. "I was missing lessons in class to go and fetch drinking water. Getting water was a problem before this water point was implemented," said Juliet. But since the rain tank was installed, things are di...
A Year Later: Simple and Easy Access to Water!
Farmer Eliud Khausi, 40, shared what life was like before the community spring in Luyeshe was protected last year. "It used to be a hassle because we used to go far to get water for drinking. The water itself was a small stream passing by downhill. We also had to carry a jug to this place to use to fetch this water." But since Khausi Spring was p...
A Year Later: Enough Time to Concentrate
Solomon M., 13 years old, explained what life was like before the school's rain tank was completed. "Before the project, we were carrying water from our various homes to school. This was not enough to use during daytime." The school didn't have enough water to distribute to its students for drinking, let alone for cleaning, cooking, or gardening. ...