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.
Jidereri Primary School
Ever since the installation of their rain tank and other WaSH facilities last year, Jidereri Primary School has experienced many changes. The most noticeable of course is how they now have a reliable water source. Initially, pupils had to go quite a distance to an off-campus spring to fetch water, or they had to carry it from home from often unsafe...
Shikhondi Girls Secondary School
There have been great changes in the sanitation practices at Shikhondi Girls Secondary School ever since the implementation of their WaSH projects last year. The girls now have enough water to take care of themselves, especially when they are menstruating. Crowding was once rampant where they used to fetch water because they could all only go at a...
Emmaloba Primary School
From a distance, the sight of the rain tank at Emmaloba Primary School is quite impressive, setting the school off from the surrounding landscape. Since the inception of the WaSH projects in this school last year, pupils are no longer seen walking around with containers to fetch or deliver water as it was before. Orderliness has characterized the ...
Joyland Special Secondary School
Today, life at Joyland Special Secondary School looks much different than it did about a year ago when we first installed their rain tank, latrines, and handwashing stations in the schools compound. When you walk into the school, you spot a neat, well-maintained compound and this can be attributed to the sanitation and hygiene training conducted a...
Shina Primary School
The lives of students and staff at Shina Primary School have really changed since the installation of their rain tank last year. They now have access to clean and safe water for drinking compared to other years when they used to fetch water from off-campus at either a faraway spring or open and dirtier sources. The safety of the water students fet...