A Year Later: A Bright Future as a Journalist Ahead!

20-year-old Loice told us what life was like for her at Manguliro Secondary School before we installed a rain tank there last year.

"We used to get water from a nearby spring where I could spend most of my morning prep time to get water instead of studying," she said. "But now I arrive at school early and do my assignments on time."

The school's headteacher told us that before there was a water source on school grounds, students would take advantage of the opportunity to steal sugarcane from nearby farms and skip class. Now that students don't have a chance to leave the school compound, everyone is better off.

"I save a lot of my time because I can easily get safe and clean water whenever I am thirsty then go back to class and continue with my studies unlike before," Loice said. "Before, I could not quench my thirst that easily."

Now, Loice is proud of her academic achievements and has the mental space to dream of her future.

"I have really improved in my studies," Loice concluded. "I now see a bright future ahead of me, whereby I aspire to be a journalist."

Loice carrying water fetched from the rain tank.