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: Drastic Improvements!
Kapchemugung' Primary School students used to spend much of their learning time collecting water since their school had insufficient water sources. And sadly, much of the water they collected made those who consumed it sick with water-related illnesses, causing students to miss even more time in class. "We used to take breaks from class [for] hour...
A Year Later: Happy and Proud!
Life for students at Tande Primary School before a water solution was installed last year used to mean a lot of time spent outside the school campus searching for and collecting water. "Fetching water outside the school was time-wasting and not safe for us girls. I could waste time going to fetch water instead of concentrating on my academics," sa...
A Year Later: Freedom From Fear
Students at Samitsi Special School are used to adversity, but the added physical and emotional burden of collecting sufficient water to meet their school's needs often felt like too much. "Getting water was a challenge where we used to fetch water across [from] the school [by] crossing the road. The hand-dug well we fetched water [from] could dry ...
A Year Later: "I have enough time for my studies."
The students at Namushiya Primary School used to waste much of their time searching for and collecting water instead of learning. And sadly, they missed even more class time since they were often sick with water-related illnesses as a result of consuming the water they worked so hard to collect. "[The] time [I] used to look for water was a lot, so...
A Year Later: No longer walking far for water.
Life for students at Muting'ong'o Primary School was difficult in the past. They spent too much time away from their school campus, missing valuable learning time searching for and collecting water. It left them exhausted and behind academically. "I used to waste so much time going to fetch water for [the] school. I didn’t have enough time to re...