A Year Later: Less Worry About Water!

Jalaile R., an 11-year-old from Kambia, shared what life was like before the well in her community was rehabilitated. "It was not easy for me, and above all, I was not feeling fine as [a] little child living in [the] situation where I had to cover long distances every morning to fetch water from the neighborhood. And sometimes the water I used to fetch for [my] family was not good for drinking, but we had no choice at that moment but to make use of any water that was available."

Now that she has access to reliable drinking water, she said, "I am feeling very happy because I have enough water very close to my house, and it is reliable and sustains throughout the season. My worries are over in terms of having access to clean and safe drinking water."

Community woman using the well.