A Year Later: "I now love my school."

"[The] accessibility of water was a challenge in our school," said 11-year-old student Susan C. "This forced us [to] go out of the school compound to fetch water for use."

Susan continued: "At the water point, we were forced to queue so as to access water, and this was indeed tiresome for me. In the morning hours, students would carry water from home, and one who never did so would be punished or sent back home to bring water."

But since a rain tank was installed at Susan's school last year, she is all smiles. Things have drastically improved for her and the other students with water readily available on their school campus.

"At the moment, I now access clean, safe, reliable water directly in the school compound, and this is awesome!" shared Susan.

"Accessibility is now fast and convenient for all the students, thus creating ample time for studies. [I] am able to enjoy ample time for my studies, and this has been depicted in my examinations."

"I no longer absent myself from school for failing to carry water to school. I now love my school and always enjoy coming to school every day," Susan exclaimed. "The water point has helped reduce cases of absenteeism by the students, as most cases were generated by [the] shortage of water in school."

"[With the] water being treated often, [I] am assured of clean, safe water for drinking, thus [I] will enjoy good health. [And the] level of hygiene and sanitation in the school has improved drastically thanks to [the] availability of clean, sufficient water," concluded Susan.

Susan at the rain tank.