A Year Later: "I am sure my dream will come to pass."

A year ago, the students of Lunyinya Primary School were fetching water three times a day from unprotected sources, yet the school still never had enough water to meet all of the staff and students' needs. Consuming the unsafe water also deteriorated the health and happiness of the entire school community.

"Each morning, I was to carry water from home, then during breaktime and lunchtime I had to rush to the spring to draw water to school," said 14-year-old Regina N.

But since we installed a borehole well in the school compound, things have continued to improve every day.

"Getting water has been made easy because it's within my reach, and it's always available throughout the year," Regina said. "Since the time this borehole was drilled, I no longer waste my precious time in search of water. My academic performance has really improved. [I] am sure my dream will come to pass."

"There is [a] great change," said 45-year-old teacher Wilfred Wechuli. "Nowadays, there is no interfering with pupils' lessons as in the past where they were asked to stop their lessons to go and get water. Water is always available within the school compound, and there is a lot of confidence in using water because the source is well-known."

"Having water within my school compound has enabled me and other pupils to complete our syllabus on time and have time for revision (study) in areas we did not understand," Regina concluded.

With so much time spent learning and studying, the future is looking bright at Lunyinya Primary School.

Regina and Wilfred at the well.