A Year Later: "All water constraints are over."

"Before this time, there was a pump, but the water in the well [dried up] before the month of April," said the 53-year-old farmer and vicechair of the water user committee Mabinty Sesay, describing the community well before its rehabilitation last year.

Because community members couldn't rely on the well, they were forced to collect water from other water sources.

Mabinty shared what it was like. "We [had to] fetch water from the stream. Animals were contaminating the water source environment. The distance was so far that I could not make three trips a day."

But once the well was rehabilitated, things changed for the community members, and water became much more accessible.

"This water point has never [been] dry since it was handed over to the community. The water point has [also allowed] me not to walk long distances anymore to fetch water," said Mabinty.

Mabinty concluded: "We say thanks for this water point to everyone. All water constraints are over."

Mabinty outside the rehabilitated well.