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: A Safer Place to Dwell!
Halima S., 17, recalled what life was like in Mukaniro Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "The spring was open and risky to us young ones because most of [the] time before we collect[ed] water, you may find us play[ing] near the water making it too dirty, or [we would] fall inside, which wasn't good," Halima shared....
A Year Later: Community Water Conflicts Resolved!
Farmer Joma Mbaka, 59, recalled what life was like in Makhwabuye Community before his community’s spring was protected last year. "It was difficult to get clean water from here. The first person could get clean water after fetching using a bowl. Thereafter, the water could [get] stirred up and dirty. It was a hole, but we regularly cleaned it,...
A Year Later: Easy, Equitable Access to Clean Water!
Farmer Robai Naliaka, 61, recalled what life was like in Ebuhayi Community before her community's spring was protected last year. "It was so hectic to come to the spring to fetch water [before]. The access was so bad that I could not make it to the source. Being that I have [a] knee problem, it meant I depend[ed] on children or well-wishers to h...
A Year Later: Dreams coming true!
Jazmin V., 14, recalled what life was like in Kaptik Primary School before her school’s well was installed last year. "It was so tiresome to carry water [from] outside the school compound. In a day, we used to miss three lessons for us to look for water for drinking and domestic uses. The time wastage was not easy to recover [from]. Sometimes ...
A Year Later: Water for Growing Vegetables!
Joseph M., 14, recalled what life was like at Lurale Primary School before his school’s well was installed last year. "It was [a] burden on us pupils [to] carry water from home every day. This would drag my movement, which would result in me being late for my lessons. We would share water from different unknown sources, causing some of us to f...