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: ". . . I don't have any worries about the water."
Everlyne Uside, 40, recalled what life was like in the Malimali Community before her community’s spring was protected last year. “Fetching water from this water point was really a problem. The area had stones which were difficult to stand on when fetching water, and at some point when it's rainy season, they were slippery. These difficulties...
A Year Later: Time to Focus on Academics!
Phanice K., 17, recalled what life was like in the Mukavakava Community before her community’s spring was protected last year. “Getting clean water from this source was really a great challenge. The area was overcrowded by people. It was difficult to collect since it had no collection area and most of time you could see floating waste on [th...
A Year Later: "Water is available at all times"
Selvine K., 14, recalled what life was like at Matioli Primary School before her school’s well was installed last year. "I was ever late in the morning to school since I had to go look for water to carry to school. I was also getting sick [from] typhoid and diarrhea from time to time due to consumption of contaminated water," Selvine shared. ...
A Year Later: No Longer Suffering from a Long Journey
Caroline M, 13, recalled what life was like in the Kyamaiso Kyamunyweri Community before her community's well was protected last year. "I used to fetch water from the next village called Kidwaro, and the distance was very far, about 2kms (1.2 miles). I would spend a lot of time walking on foot because I feared riding the bicycle. This water poin...
A Year Later: Improved Education and Hygiene!
Evanson M., 12, recalled what life was like at Itiva Nzou Primary School before his school’s rainwater tank was installed last year. "We had experienced various problems related to water scarcity issues such as lengthy hours queueing for water, hence [we had a] lack of time to focus on other activities such as studies and farming. This was ver...