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.
Mabendo Community, Mosque
The reliable water from the well at the Mosque in Mabendo Community has been a positive contribution to the people living here for the past year. This is a religious institution that requires that its followers use water anytime they choose to pay a visit. Washing some strategic areas of their bodies before entering the mosque is regarded as a hol...
Tagrin Community
Their lives of people in Tagrin Community have improved in the past year because they no longer go to the swamp or streams to fetch water. "Through my interviews, I can tell that the lives of the people transformed from where it was to a better state," reported field officer Omoh Emmanual after a recent visit to the well here. "Since this projec...
Mondor Community Well
Life for people in Mondor Community, Sierra Leone has improved in the year since we completed the rehabilitation of their well. They have had access to a safe, reliable source of water throughout the year. There are no longer concerns about the well running dry or having to go to unsafe open sources, like the swamp, to collect water. “My life ha...
PC Bai Shebora Gbereh III Primary School
The life of this project's beneficiaries has improved greatly over the past year. Before now, the compound at PC Bai Shebora Gbereh III Primary School was full of litter. Grass grew all over the place without proper hygiene and sanitation. Now, the school compound is tidy. The toilets are also clean thanks to the water available for both pupils a...
Hope Assembly of God School and Church
The improvement is very much evident in the lives of the students and community members at Hope Assembly of God School and Church since the inception of their water project a year ago. We observed that people are very happy and are at ease because they no longer wake up early in the morning to fetch water. "We no longer drink contaminated water. ...