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: Freedom from the struggle for water!
When we first visited Modia Dee, community members, especially the women and children, spent hours collecting water by scooping it from a local stream. And sadly, the water they worked so hard to obtain only made them sick with water-related illnesses. "Some years ago, when [there] was no water nor a well in this village, we the women suffered a l...
A Year Later: "I do not know how to express the joy I have within me."
When we first visited New London, community members had to travel long distances to collect dirty water or buy it from water vendors, which was expensive. Water access was especially challenging for those in the community who are physically disabled, often having to rely on others to collect water for them. "Before the commencement of this project...
A Year Later: "I can now take good care of my family."
Before we helped the people of Kyamwalye with constructing their sand dam and shallow well, people had to walk long distances to reach the nearest water sources. "Getting water was not easy in our area," said 64-year-old farmer Benson Musau. "We mostly depended on open river scoop holes in the nearby streams. During the dry season, it was even wor...
A Year Later: A Responsible Girl
Before we helped Kyamwalye Community construct a sand dam and shallow well in their community, water was scarce, and people had to travel long distances to get it. "Getting water was not easy," said 11-year-old Mirriam W. "The water was always being obtained from far distances, most of the time it [was] my mum and my elder siblings who were involv...
A Year Later: "I love the fact that we have clean water."
Life without sufficient accessible water at Nzoila Secondary School was challenging for students. Although they brought water to school, they still went thirsty most of the day and found it hard to concentrate in their classes. “Initially, water scarcity affected us so much," said 18-year-old Naomi R. "We used to depend on water from [the] River...