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: "Water-related diseases are now a thing of the past"
Gloria Z., a 13-year-old student at St. Joakim Buyangu Primary School, shared what life was like for her before we installed a rain tank at her school last year. "Water was scarce in this institution," said Gloria. "Students, on several occasions, were requested to carry water to school for use. This was indeed tiresome, forcing me [to] abscond [f...
A Year Later: A Savings and Sanitation Solution
"Before this water point was rehabilitated, all the rods and pipes were worn out and they had leakages," said 65-year-old farmer Johnson Kyomya. He was elected as the chairperson of the well's water user committee last year and has served as the well's caretaker ever since. "We would make several pump strokes before water [would] start flowing," J...
A Year Later: New Dreams of Helping Others
The community members in Ematetie struggled to collect water from Amasetse Spring before we protected it last year. They had to scoop water up using small containers to fill their jugs and very often had to wait hours for the water to clear up enough to use. Eight-year-old, Javan W., said, "I was not able to get water on my own because it was not ...
A Year Later: Mind Eased by Protected Water!
Collecting water from Soita Spring used to be difficult and tiring for those living in Malekha West Community. "Initially, we fetched water directly from the ground flowing through either a banana stalk or a piece of plastic or iron sheet. It did not sit well with me," said Sabina Andayi, 18. But now that the spring is protected, things are diffe...
A Year Later: "Life has become very easy and stress-free."
We asked student Abigael K., age 12, of St. Kizito Kimarani Primary School, what it was like for her before we installed a rain tank at her school last year. "Before the project, each morning, I would have to go to school with water in a ten-liter container," said Abigael. "Also, after lunch, we would be asked to bring water to school. This was ve...