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.
A Year Later: Improved Community Relationships!
Purity, 16, recalled what life was like in the Mayuge Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "We used to crowd at the water point, struggling to collect water first to rush home and continue with other work. This was because water had diverted to different directions, making it difficult to collect and time-wasting," Pu...
A Year Later: "I no longer worry about water."
Farmer Florence Mukachelelwa, 61, recalled what life was like in the Muhoni Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "Ever since I married in this community, morning hours [were] never good for me, especially during school days. The thought of carrying jerrycans to fetch water really disturbed me. This [is] because access...
A Year Later: Enough Time to Rest and Study!
Seventeen-year-old Mariatu recalled what life was like in the Mahera Community before her community's well was rehabilitated last year. "I want to say thank you for what you have done for us in our community. There was no water well in our community, but now you have provided us with a water well. So, I want to say plenty of thanks," said Mariat...
A Year Later: "I'm elated to say the least!"
Fifty-six-year-old farmer Beatrice Khasalia recalled what life was like in the Echiviywa Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "It was a tedious and dangerous exercise fetching water from the spring before its protection. Walking down the steep access path wasn't an easy thing. It was really tough due to my advanced ag...
A Year Later: “Now it is very safe for us to fetch water!"
Veronica recalled what life was like in the Harambee Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "Fetching water used to be a nightmare for me because the water collection area was deep and dangerous to collect water. I could use a jug to fill my jerrican, but I had to do it carefully to avoid falling in the open water sourc...