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.
Mwichina Community, Mwichina Spring
There has been peace and harmony in Mwichina since the protection of Mwichina Spring last year. Before the protection of this spring, women could come and start gossiping about one another as they waited a long time for the water to clear up before fetching it, and while they waited their turn in line. Now the source is well protected and no more ...
Maganyi Community, Bebei Spring
Ever since the protection of Bebei Spring in Maganyi Community last year, community members have been accessing water from a safer source, which discharges sufficient water for them to use in their household chores such as cooking, washing, irrigating their crops, watering their livestock, and for drinking. Their unprotected spring used to be a big...
Bukhunyilu Community, Solomon Wangula Spring
Much has changed in Bukhunyilu Community since the protection of Solomon Wangula Spring last year. Most noticeably, it is now easier for community members here to fetch water through the spring's discharge pipe, as opposed to the period before the project where they were using a container to scoop water from the ground. This means less time spent...
Muyere Secondary School
Initially, Muyere Secondary School had no reliable source of water, but ever since the installation of their rain tank last year, a lot has changed. Students and staff at Muyere Secondary are now accessing safe, clean water from a known source within their premises. There has been a reduction of water-related diseases, hence health standards have ...
Lwangele Community, Machayo Spring
The protection of Machayo Spring in Lwangele last year has brought about tremendous improvements in the lives of the community members here. Infections related to waterborne diseases have gone down thanks to the protection of the spring as people can now access clean, safe water for their personal use. Lwangele community members have appreciated ...