A Year Later: "Goodbye to deadly cholera."

Life for students who attend Movement of Faith Islamic Primary School used to revolve around finding and collecting enough water from the local swamp to meet their daily needs since the hand-dug well on their school campus was not reliable. The responsibility left them exhausted, sick, and consistently missing valuable learning time.

"Before this water project was completed, the issue of water in this community was very difficult. We had to walk 1.5 miles to fetch water, and sometimes it [caused] us to [be] late for school. Life was like hell for us here in this part of the country. During the rainy season, people suffered from waterborne diseases like cholera, and even I got sick [with] cholera many times in my life. It was really painful for me in those dark days," said 13-year-old Adamsay B.

But since the school well was rehabilitated last year, things have greatly improved, and students can now quickly collect water from the school's well right outside their classrooms.

"It has helped [us] achieve safe drinking water and helped our community gain hygiene training, [and] personal [and] environmental sanitation," said Adamsay.

With safe drinking water nearby, the energy they wasted collecting water has been restored, and the waterborne illnesses that used to plague them are no longer a constant threat, so they can spend more time in class learning.

"We no longer walk a long distance to fetch water, and I am very happy that I do not come to school late because of water. And above all, goodbye to deadly cholera in our school and community," concluded Adamsay.