A Year Later: "We get water anytime we want."

Finding and collecting sufficient water to meet the needs at Burundu Primary School used to be a serious problem that often kept students out of class for most of the school day.

"We used to get water at [the] market dug well," said 12-year-old Chelsea. "When [it was] broken, we went to fetch water at the spring [in] Kamchisu village. The water was needed urgently, but we came back late to bring [it]. We could [be] asked hard questions by villagers [like], 'Why are [you] going for water during school time?'"

But since we installed a borehole well on the school campus last year, things have been significantly better for Chelsea and her classmates.

"We get water anytime we want. No wastage of time," said Chelsea.

Not only have things become easier for students, but lots of improvements have been made regarding the school's hygiene and sanitation with the extra water, too.

"We used to wash classes on Friday alone, [but now] the classes can be washed any day, and [the] toilets [are] washed every day," concluded Chelsea.