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.
Tholmossor, #47 Alpha Dabola Road
The transformation of this well through the rehabilitation a year ago is mirrored by the community members who rely on it. "Initially when the well was an open one, we normally used rope and rubber to fetch water from it, which [was] very risky to the community and more especially children. Sadly we were all going to the swamp to fetch water, whic...
Mwituwa Community, Nanjira Spring
Since the protection of Nanjira Spring in Mwituwa last year, there have been many changes tied to the spring. It has become a common habit for the community members to clean their containers for fetching water. This was observed during our most recent visit, which we made unannounced. The containers found at Nanjira Spring were clean from the insi...
Kipolo Community
There is really a great improvement in this community after the construction of the water well and the hygiene training done by our teams a year ago. "We used to drink contaminated water which always led to many sicknesses, more especially during the start of the raining season," said Mahawa Turay, caretaker of the well. "Since the time this well...
Mwituwa Community, Shikunyi Spring
After the protection of Shikunyi Spring brought Mwituwa community members together last year, they are so willing and ready to work together in unity on any issue that affects them. Previously, it was not easy to mobilize the community members to come together for any purpose, but no so today. Mwituwa community members have embraced their project ...
Kolia Village
"From the time this well was constructed in our community, we have been relived from so many constraints that we have faced over the past few years. Now we have the opportunity for safe drinking water," said Alpha Dumbuya, caretaker of the well for Kolia Village. The lives of this project's beneficiaries have improved in significant ways in the ye...