A Year Later: Building Made Easy!

Last year, Mother Teresa's Pre-Primary School had to share one seasonal well with the primary school next door. The well would dry out periodically, leaving both schools without a source of water. When this happened, the students would have to bring water from home, which would be difficult for such small children.

"Before, we were struggling to get pure and clean water for the children attending this school," said Headteacher Frances Conteh, to whom we spoke when we last visited the school upon completion of the project.

With a well right within the school grounds, the students don't have to bring water from home, and the school has been kept clean, unlike before when there was a water shortage.

"Now, we have pure and safe drinking water," Frances said. "The children stay in the school compound. Before this time, the children normally brought water from their homes, but now they get water from the pump in the compound. The hygiene aspect of the school is now good."

The water from the well has also provided the school with opportunities to build and repair some much-needed development projects to improve security and the students' quality of life.

"[Our new] building project was easy for the school," Frances said. "[We also completed] the construction of the school fence."

"Before this time, we struggled to get pure and safe water," said five-year-old student, Nanette. "We [would] have to go all the way to the neighbor school. No more struggling for pure and safe water. We don't go out for water anymore."

Frances and Nanette at the well.