A Year Later: "Thank you, thank you for this great gift."

Last year, the dug well in Lungi Lol was open to contamination and did not provide sufficient water, wasting people's valuable time.

"Most times, this water point was overcrowded because the water could not serve the entire community. This caused me sometimes to be late going to school on time. The water was not even pure to drink," said 18-year-old Mafereh K.

But last year, we rehabilitated the well and converted it from a hand-dug well to a borehole, making water both readily available and safer.

"Now, the water is safe and pure to drink," said Mafereh. "I can fetch enough water without wasting more time. I can now go to school on time. I have enough time to rest and read my lesson notes. Thank you, thank you for this great gift."

Mafereh outside the well.