A Year Later: "We have time for reading our notes."

The community members in Masoila used to face a daily water crisis before the well in their community was rehabilitated last year. People had to rely on the local swamp as their primary water source, which brought many problems.

"It was really difficult for [us] the children because we have to go all the way to the swamp in the morning hours to fetch water. We were having a lot of challenges to get to the swamp because the road was hilly and slippery. Sometimes our rubber bucket got damaged when we fell to the ground," said 12-year-old Rashidiatu M.

But since their well was rehabilitated last year, things have been different. Water is now easily accessible without the risk of drinking dirty water, allowing everyone more time to focus on important things.

"Now we, the school-going children, have ample time to take care of our yourselves before going to school. We have time for reading our notes. We don't worry about getting [up] very early just to fetch water from the swamp," Rashidiatu concluded.

Rashidiatu outside the well.