A Year Later: No Longer Late for School!

"[During] the time this project was not completed, it was very challenging for us, especially we the school-going children," said 18-year-old Marta. "We had to go look for water [in] the neighboring community when this one went dry during the dry season. We usually got to school very late because we had to go in search of water very early in the morning before leaving for school."

"It's easier now as compared to before," Marta continued. "We no longer go the neighborhood queuing and sometimes fighting for who [could] fetch water first. We the school-going children no longer get to school late like before. Priority is given to every child to fetch first in the morning hours so that we will not be late for school."

"This water point has helped me achieve a lot in terms of having access to clean and safe drinking water enough and at all times," Marta concluded. "Also, it has helped save resources for my family, because before my father used to buy package water at [a] very high price and in large quantity for the rest of the family to save us from waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and others. It has also helped me now to concentrate more on my education without worries of going to the neighborhood in search of water."