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: Safe and Pure Water!
Isiatu K., 18, recalled what life was like in Gbaneh Bana Community before her community’s well was rehabilitated last year. "Before, it was challenging for me to fetch water from the stream. I could not complete domestic activities in the morning before going to school. I normally went to school late because of the distance I [had to] walk to...
A Year Later: Fewer Water-Related Illnesses!
Alpha C., 12, recalled what life was like at Benkia Kankalay Islamic School before his school’s well was implemented last year. "Before having clean and safe drinking water, it was difficult for us pupils, and it [was] a must to fetch water every morning for drinking and to use at the school latrines before we could sit in the class for teachi...
A Year Later: More Time to Learn!
Abby Z., 13, recalled what life was like at Bulupi Primary School before her school’s two rain tanks were installed last year. "We used to come with water from home or [be] forced to go collect from a community spring which was hard and time-wasting," said Abby. But life is much more enjoyable for Abby and the other students at Bulupi Prima...
A Year Later: Water Access Means Fewer Worries!
Dora M., 17, recalled what life was like at AIC Mavindini Girls Secondary School before her school’s rain tank was installed last year. "Initially, we experienced a lot of challenges pertaining [to] water. We could bring water with us to school," said Dora. "Our hygiene and sanitation were compromised. [The] lack of water made us skip some day...
A Year Later: Time for Learning!
Faith I., 12, recalled what life was like at Givole Primary School before her school’s well was installed last year. "It was very hard because we used to go for water outside the school compound to a stream which is quite a distance from [our] school. It was so tiresome, and fetching water after rains [made] the footpath to the stream very sli...