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.
Kathuli Community
"It was never easy looking for water for use at home. I used to walk to this river looking for scoop holes immediately after the rains, the water was never safe for human use, but it was the only option. During the dry season, I would walk to the Kasovi Earth Dam more than 6km away with a donkey searching for water. The hunt for water was a whole d...
Kathuli Community
"We used to get water from river scoop holes along this river, the water was not always clean and sometimes it had a color and a bad smell, at other times mum would walk to the Earth dam to fetch water using donkeys, it is far, and only my elder brother would help her since it was far for the other young ones and me. It was not always easy getting ...
Ivumbu Community
"We used to fetch water from scoop holes, which was very unsafe because livestock and donkeys would drink water from the same sources. Often, community members would complain of typhoid, amoeba, and diarrhea as a result of drinking water from the scoop holes. The river bed would dry completely in the dry seasons, and the scoop holes would be dug de...
Ivumbu Community
"Before implementing this project, getting water was very hectic for the inhabitants of this locality. Area locals would walk for very long distances to fetch water for drinking, cooking, and performing other household activities. During the dry season, getting water was very hard because the water table levels would go very low, and we would have ...
Ndithi Community
"A year ago, getting water for household use was a hard task. I had to walk along the river in search of water in river scoop holes. The queues would sometimes be long which led to wastage of time at the water points. Available water was never clean as human beings, and wild animals shared it as the sources were open river scoop holes," shared Frid...