A Year Later: More Yield and More Profit!

We asked 44-year-old Rosemary Amulundu what fetching water was like for her before we protected the spring in Malanga Community last year.

"It was an uphill task," Rosemary said. "I would struggle so much to place the container while squatting to get water. There was no discharge pipe [or] stairs."

Community members once had to either submerge their containers beneath the surface of the spring or scoop water into their jerrycans one cup at a time. They sometimes found excreta and dead animals in the water, but with no other choice, they had to use it regardless. But now, with a discharge pipe and a chlorine dispenser, fetching water is a breeze.

"Getting water from here, for me, still sounds like a dream that I should be awoken from," Rosemary said.

"Sometimes, I still feel like it's not true. I never thought that one day this spring would be protected. It's now so easy to get water from here. I can come to the spring even during the rainy season, something that I could not do back then because of surface runoff and poor terrain."

Now, Rosemary has time and energy for more important things.

"Much of my time has been saved, and I have used it in my farm and small business that I run," Rosemary concluded. "This has given me more yield in the farm and more profit in my small business."