A Year Later: Better and better!

The students at Lutali Primary School used to share water sources outside their school campus with community members. Collecting water took lots of time and effort, and the water often made them sick with water-related illnesses.

"Before we got the borehole, we used to go and fetch water from a river nearby. A lot of time [was] wasted in search of water. Some of us would end up drinking that unsafe water, which led to waterborne diseases," said 14-year-old Kevin M.

But last year, we installed a well at the school, and since then, things have improved.

"We now have enough water in the school. The water is clean and safe. [And] the risk involved in crossing roads in search of water is now gone," said Kevin. "The time that initially [was] spent in search of water has now been turned into academic time with a lot of programs and activities. We believe it will even be better."

Kevin with teacher Helen Nyakoa at the school well.