A Year Later: Freedom from the struggle for water!

When we first visited Modia Dee, community members, especially the women and children, spent hours collecting water by scooping it from a local stream. And sadly, the water they worked so hard to obtain only made them sick with water-related illnesses.

"Some years ago, when [there] was no water nor a well in this village, we the women suffered a lot to go all the way down to the swamp to fetch water for our domestic uses like washing the dishes, and even to do the laundry of our clothes," said 18-year-old Isatu Conteh.

But last year, a new well was installed in the community, and since then, things have been different, and the struggle to have enough time for everyday chores has decreased.

"But now, we are at liberty because we don't worry again about the availability of water, which we already have. We don't struggle again for water to do our domestic work," said Isatu.

"We have ample time to go about our normal business with no worry of coming back home early just to go to the swamp to fetch water. [And there is] less sickness like cholera and diarrhea," concluded Isatu.

Isatu at the well.