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 find it very easy to fetch water from here"
Last year, the students attending Ahmadiya Muslim Primary School used to collect water from a local stream when their dug well would dry up. It was time-consuming and exhausting. "It was difficult for me during that period. I had to go [into] the neighborhood to fetch water for drinking during [the] lunch hour because our pump was not functional,"...
A Year Later: "We are happy now."
Last year, the students of St. Monica's RC Primary School often had to leave their school campus, crossing a dangerous, busy road to collect water because their school well would run out of water from overuse. The school shared this well with community members, and the well was not recharging properly because it was not deep enough; therefore, the...
A Year Later: "Now, fetching water has even become fun!"
“Before the construction of this project, life was very hard. We had to walk through very dusty roads to the river each and every day. Young people in our community have had it rough over [the] years as they are the ones responsible for collecting water in the society," said 18-year-old Eunice M. Eunice continued: "Walking for two kilometers was...
A Year Later: No More Tardiness for Students!
Last year, before we added a well to Bompa Morie Community, people at the far end of town would have to walk for 30 minutes or more to fetch water from the community's well. Most of the time, they opted to fetch water from the closer stream instead, but this led to other issues. "Before, it was really tough for us, the school-going children, becau...
A Year Later: Improved hygiene and sanitation!
Before the well was rehabilitated in Yongoroo last year, community members spent too much time and energy collecting their water from the local swamp. "Before, the pump that was installed was too heavy for [us] to pump, especially for an old woman like me and [the] children who were accessing this facility," said 55-year-old Ya Alimammy Kamara, th...