A Year Later: "We are so happy for this development"

Before a new well was installed in the Masoila Community, people, especially children, found it difficult to find sufficient water to meet their daily needs.

"It was not easy for us, the children, as most times we are sent by our parents to go and fetch water for the mosque. The distance is far off from the mosque, and the place we used to fetch water most times [was] overcrowded. This sometimes made us late [for] school. We were finding it difficult to get sufficient water to perform our obligatory prayers and other Islamic practices such as personal hygiene—especially we, the girls," said 18-year-old Assanatu K.

Since the new well was implemented, though, water is more accessible, and things have changed for the better.

"Now we are not going far distances to fetch water, and we are not going to school late again. We are having sufficient, safe water for drinking, praying, and performing other Islamic practices that require water. We are so happy for this development," Assanatu said.

Assanatu with Alhaji Kamara, Chairperson of the Water User Committee.