A Year Later: Water-related illnesses reduced!

February, 2023

A year ago, your generous donation helped Borope Community in Sierra Leone access clean water – creating a life-changing moment for Memunatu. Thank you!

A Year Later: Water-related illnesses reduced!


Before a well was implemented in Borope last year, people had to leave their community to search for water or rely on the dirty water from the local swamp.

"Before this time, we, the students of this community, have gone through a lot of constraints because of the unavailability of water facilities. We normally got up early in the morning hours to go all the way to the swamp, which was about 500m off the community. As a result [of] this, we had to go to school late," said 15-year-old Memunatu S.

But now, with a waterpoint located within easy reach that offers safe water, things are different for Memunatu and other members of her community.

"Now we are happy because this well has helped [us], the students of this community, a lot because we now go to school on time, [and have] less sickness related to waterborne diseases like cholera and diarrhea," said Memunatu.

"We can go to school on time, and the risk of having waterborne diseases that [were] affecting us [have] been reduced drastically," concluded Memunatu.



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