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: School Fees? No Problem!
"We used to fetch water from the protected spring located within the valley because our borehole was broken and it was beyond the capacity of the community to repair. Now that this borehole is fully functional and in a very good condition, [the] majority have abandoned the protected spring and I have never gone back there to collect water again," s...
A Year Later: Growing Vegetables to Pay School Fees!
"To get water from this water point was so scary because there was a lot of bush surrounding the spring, and inside was a big snake. I would not go to get water alone," said 15-year-old Brenda. "Now, I don't fear going to the spring because the area around the spring was cleared during implementation, and it looks smart." Brenda continued, "[With...
A Year Later: Hopes of Preserving Clean Water and Better Health!
Before the waterpoint was protected last year Nixon, 14, could not find clean water to collect. He said, "It was dirty and the area was muddy." But since the spring protection, things have changed. "Now the area looks clean and safe to drink clean water," said Nixon. Nixon also told us his hopes for the future: "To preserve the waterpoint for the...
A Year Later: Improved Academics and Better Health!
"It was so hard because we used to go long distances in search for water. It was tiresome and, moreso, time-consuming. The water itself was not clean because surface water was used by so many people." Shalyne shared how life has been different over the past year. "Currently, it is easy to get water here because it is located within our proximity. ...
Over A Year Later: Better Treatment, Hygiene, and Academic Performance!
Before Kingsway's well was built, its people were at the mercy of locals wealthy enough to have dug their own wells, as 14-year-old Bockarie explained. "We were suffering in the hands of private pump owners. We were been treated as outcasts. They would turn us into errand boys/girls before they would finally give us water." But since May 2020, the...