A Year Later: Water-related Illnesses Reduced!

Twenty-seven-year-old Salamatu Sankoh recalled what life was like in the Rogbom Community before her community's well was rehabilitated last year.

"The problem of accessing water before in my village was very difficult. The well we have in this village goes dry every year and this situation caused me to walk long distances to access water from the swamp. The road leading there is [a] footpath and sometimes difficult to walk on, especially, [during the] rainy season. Walking long distances caused me to feel pain in my legs. I often carried my baby to fetch water from the swamp, and it pained me [the] most. Sometimes, I got stuck and then damaged the rubber bucket," said Salamatu.

Collecting water is now much simpler for Salamatu and the other community members in Rogbom.

"Before, my children got sick with diarrhea, [and] cholera, but with the help of you providing this water point, all water-related sickness we usually contracted are over," continued Salamatu.

Having ready access to water from the well has made a difference, allowing Salamatu and her family to drink safe water and use their energy and time for other things.

"I am a farmer and depend on this for [a] living. Doing farm work is not easy, but with the help of this water point, now I [am] done my work early. For instance, when I wanted to prepare food for my workers, I found it hard to do this on time. [If] they did not get food on time, they'll [be] off from work. But with this water point, I [am] done this task on time, and workers will do the work on a larger scale," concluded Salamatu.