A Year Later: "I am very excited to see a dream come true"

Fifteen-year-old Isatu shared how life was for her last year before a well was installed in her community. "It was a challenging moment for me growing up in this community because there has never been a well in this community," said Isatu.

She continued, "I had to go down [to] the swamp every morning and evening to fetch water. Sometimes on my way to the swamp, I see snakes, spiders, and scorpions. Sometimes I broke my mother's rubber buckets when I tried to run from those dangerous animals, and I came home without water and a broken bucket."

But now, things are different for Isatu and her fellow community members. "I am very excited to see a dream come true in my community in terms of having access to clean and safe drinking water that is reliable," she said.

"And above all, I don't have to worry about dangerous snakes, spiders, and other animals on the road. In fact, I have stopped going in the bush either to do laundry or whatever," concluded Isatu.