A Year Later: No Longer Embarrassed!

Mariana, 17, shared, "It was very disastrous for me as a kid growing up in such an environment where there is no water available to do our domestic works. We found it very hard because in the morning we had to go into the neighborhood to fetch water, which had a negative impact on our education and hygiene and sanitation aspects."

She continued by describing how her life is different now that she has access to a reliable water source. "I am so happy for having such [an] opportunity in my community. It [is] a dream come true for me and my community. Now we are free from [the] embarrassment we were going through from our neighbors who have wells in the compounds. Our hygiene and sanitation have improved greatly as compared to previous years. I am now a focused person in my education and take my hygiene and sanitation very seriously because there is clean and safe drinking water to handle this issue."

Mariana standing by the community well.