A Year Later: Water Helps Save Lives!

Nurse Sadiatu Wurie, the 45-year-old chairperson of the water user committee, recalled what life was like at Malap Community Health Center before her health center’s well was rehabilitated last year.

“I want to take this opportunity to say many thanks to you for the immediate response to our aid. Before this time, we were having a lot of problems in the area of giving birth to babies in this health post because, during the time when there was no water available, we had to send someone to the stream to fetch water for the patients that had been admitted in health post,” said Sadiatu.

Collecting water is now much simpler and quicker for Sadiatu, the other nurses, patients, and community members who rely on the well at Malap Community Health Center.

“We are very happy for this big development that you have provided for us. The availability of this water point has saved many lives, especially when the women are in labor. Moreover, it is water we give to the patients," continued Sadiatu.

Having ready access to water from the well has made a difference for Sadiatu, allowing her to have more confidence and satisfaction in the life-saving assistance she can provide to patients, especially women giving birth.

"Our plan or goal before was to have a water [point] where we could fetch safe drinking water to save the lives of children in this community. Now you have made it possible for us to help in saving the lives [of] women and children in the time of labor," concluded Sadiatu.

Right now, there are others in neighboring communities that desperately need safe water access. Your support will immediately go to work to provide a clean water project - and we can’t wait to introduce you to the next person you’ll help.