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.
Namalasire Primary School
Immediately upon entering Namalasire Primary School, we observed that it has been kept very clean. This has, in turn, improved the hygiene status of the school. The child-to-child health club training empowered these students to practice good hygiene both at school and at home. By now, handwashing facilities are seen placed at very strategic places...
Musabale Primary School
Initially, Musabale Primary School did not have enough clean water or latrines. The latrines they did have were in very poor condition. The pupils used to carry contaminated water from their respective homes, which was risky to their health and drained their energy in carrying it. After the completion of the WaSH projects here, Musabale Primary no...
Wee Primary School
Wee Primary School students enjoy the water supply in their school in the year since the tank was installed. When we first visited the school before completing the project, the students had dirty 10 to 20-liter jerry cans of water in their classes. Now, their classrooms are cleaner and the students have clean bottles filled with water from the ta...
Ndiani Primary School
Ndiani Primary School no longer buys water for use since the water tank installed a year ago provides enough clean water for both students and staff throughout the school year. Students and parents are no longer involved in fetching water for school activities as the water project provides for all of their water needs. This means that the benefits ...
Katuluni Primary School
A lot has changed over the past year at Katuluni Primary School. Access to water is a concern of the past for students and staff. Now the students can concentrate more on their studies and the staff can undertake projects such as the new effort to plant more trees on the school grounds. Students are no longer required to carry water to school sinc...