A Year Later: More time to study!

The students at Shamberere Primary School spent most of their day finding and collecting water to meet their daily needs leaving them exhausted and unable to fully concentrate on learning.

"It was very hard because we had no reliable water point in the school. So getting water was coming with it in the morning from our homes," said 12-year-old Lena I.

Lena continued: "The carried water in the morning was not sufficient; hence we were also sent for more outside the school. This was so tiresome because, at times, you [would] find the common accessed source dried up, making you go further to fetch water at other water points. The water itself was not clean, and in most cases, students could complain of headache, coughing, and even typhoid fever was very rampant those days."

Since a well was installed last year at the school, things have improved for students, and they no longer have to spend all of their time searching for water.

"We are very happy having [a] reliable water point in school. Now, we don't waste much of our time going for water in far places. The water point has given us time for studies and studying in clean classrooms and using clean sanitation facilities because [cleaning is] done on [a] daily basis as opposed to before," said Lena.

"Since [the] installation of the water point in school, I rarely miss coming to school. The water point has enabled me [to] concentrate on my studies, and [I] am optimistic to perform well in my academics," concluded Lena.

Lena in the well pump house.