A Year Later: Improved Hygiene and Sanitation!

Mariama K., 16, shared what it was like for her before her school had their well rehabilitated last year. "It was not totally bad, but the challenge that I was having is the pump head that was there before was very heavy for me to pump water from this facility."

The inability to collect water from the school's waterpoint led Mariama to search for it at alternative sources. "Because of that, we used to go down to [the] Junior Secondary School to fetch water from their facility because this one was not sustainable. It was very challenging for me considering the distance from my compound [at the] Senior Secondary School to [the] Junior Secondary School."

"I am now grateful because we have our own [well] in our school compound, and it is easier to access. It has helped me improve my hygiene and [the] sanitation in the school."