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: "Our families are now safe."
Last year, before Shango Spring was protected, accessing water was difficult for community members. No matter how hard they tried to implement solutions to their water problems, they were not working. But once we protected their spring, things changed for those living in the community, and their water access problems became a thing of the past. "...
A Year Later: Tree Nurseries and Vegetables!
Before a dug well was installed in Ngongo Community last year, people used to walk many kilometers to collect water from scoop holes in the dry river bed, leaving them drained. "I had to go fetch water for my family, but I returned home feeling exhausted due to the long distance and steep slopes under the burning sun," said 38-year-old farmer Titu...
A Year Later: Improved Academic Performance!
Before we helped build a sand dam in Ngongo Community last year, people used to walk many kilometers to collect water from scoop holes in the dry river bed, leaving them exhausted. "In the past, I had to walk about up the steep hills carrying water from the distant water point because we are required to carry water to school each morning. This exe...
A Year Later: Water without hindrances!
Before we rehabilitated the community dug well in Targrin last year, it used to break down often and leave people searching for water from other open community sources. "[When] this water facility was functional in this community, it was the only source of clean water. People came here from every angle to fetch water. The only challenge was that t...
A Year Later: "I am happy"
Before the well in Raka Community was rehabilitated last year, people spent a significant amount of time finding and collecting water, leaving them exhausted. "The old water source was an open well. Before, we used to fetch water with [a] rope and a rubber container. During the dry season, the well went dry [and] we [had to] go the swamp to fetch ...