Giving Update: Kangalu Community

"We used to walk to the river and draw water from some scoop holes which were dug there, the water was never clean, and sometimes it could be colored. When the scoop holes dried, we would walk with donkeys and cattle to fetch water at Kasovi Earth Dam while the livestock would drink water. This helped accomplish two tasks at the same time," said 10-year-old Susan.

"Getting water is now easy. I walk to the well with a 10-liter container or a small bucket, use the pump, fill the container, and then walk back home. It has been taking much less time than before because the well has plenty of water and the pump fills containers fast. Being involved in water fetching has allowed mum to give me some leeway in using the water for bathing and washing my clothes more often without any rationing."

Susan

"I am now cleaner because I shower daily and wash my clothes with a lot of water. With my mum and my siblings' help, we have planted trees in our compound. I fetch water and irrigate them daily to grow faster. This would not have been possible without water near our home at the well."

Susan drinks from the well