A Year Later: "We no longer fear sending our children to fetch water."

"Before the protection of spring, we had to queue because the community members had just improvised a pipe to help them draw water, but a lot of water [was] diverted, leading to low discharge and overcrowding at the spring," said 79-year-old farmer Charles Oponyo.

But now, the construction at Obuya Spring captures all that once-diverted water, filters it, and directs it to the discharge pipe.

"Now, it's easy to fetch, and the water is also clean," Charles continued. "We no longer fear sending our children to fetch the water, as it's easily accessible. Incidences of diarrhea and stomachaches has really gone down because all the routes of contamination are blocked. Nowadays, I drink water from this source without being worried because [I] am sure it's safe for human consumption."

With better health and less time spent collecting water, Lusumu Community is poised for better futures ahead.