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: "Getting water is easy..."
Edwin T., 13, recalled what life was like in Bulima-Kahembe before his community’s well was implemented last year. "I used to walk [a] long distance of about 1.5 km (nearly a mile) to another village, Rubona, and [it] would take me more than two hours. Also, during [the] dry season, sometimes there would be a lot of struggling in getting water...
A Year Later: Clean Water Close to Home!
Thirty-two-year-old trader Fatima Turay recalled what life was like in Kamayea before her community’s well was rehabilitated last year. "[I was] born and grew up in Kamayea. Before, we must get water from the swamp, and that was challenging for us to do. It was very difficult to complete domestic activities, such as cooking, trading, and laund...
A Year Later: "We Enjoy Coming to This Water Point!"
Susan I., 15, recalled what life was like in Iyala Community before her community’s spring was protected last year. "Fetching water was difficult, especially when it rained. There was water everywhere [in] this place. The source was open, and we fetched using tins. Everyone carried his tin from home, so some were dirty. Some people could wash ...
A Year Later: "Getting water is no longer a problem."
Jonathan W., 11, recalled what life was like in Sambuli before his community’s spring was protected last year. "When I was still a very little boy getting water here was not comfortable because we were not able to climb with water easily because of [the] terrain. Before construction, it was an open source where people fetched water using conta...
A Year Later: Water access improves business!
Aminata Conteh, 48, trader, recalled what life was like in the Menika Community before her community’s well was rehabilitated last year. "Before this project was completed. The water situation was difficult. We were fetch[ing] water from the swamp at a walking distance [of] about 400 meters (.25 miles) away from our homes. I'm a cookery seller...