Ramatu Can Quickly Collect the Water Needed!

Your gift last year unlocked Ramatu's potential for a brighter future. Since then, she and the Rogbathen Community of 118 residents have had clean, reliable water. Your contribution has made a significant impact. Thank you for making a difference!

"It is more convenient to fetch water here because the well is next to our house. I can fetch water at any time of the day, as long as the well is open."

Before the Well Rehabilitation

Like many in Sierra Leone, 28-year-old Ramatu is responsible for collecting water to meet her daily needs. Before last year’s water intervention, this task stole her time and negatively affected her.

Ramatu collects water from the previous water source before the well rehabilitation.

Drinking the water caused severe consequences. Many in the community suffered from waterborne diseases that created health problems, affecting their daily lives. Limited accessibility also meant people wasted time collecting sufficient water to meet their needs. The difficult journey to collect water sapped their physical and emotional energy, creating roadblocks. For Ramatu, in particular, it lessened her opportunity to stay healthy and complete her daily chores.

"This community was not having [a] water well. Therefore, the constraint for water was hard. I used to fetch water from the swamp. The water was not even safe to use. I found it difficult to fetch clean and sufficient water to use at home. Based on the constraints I used to face, it was difficult to fetch enough water to cook, clean, and bathe."

Since the Well Rehabilitation

Your generous gift last year was much more than a simple donation; it was a powerful statement about your commitment to this community and Ramatu's future. By supporting the water solution, you made clean water an everyday reality, fostering hope for a brighter future.

Reliable and clean water lays the groundwork for improved health, education, and economic possibilities, allowing people to thrive. We frequently hear from those we interview that "water is life!"

"Clean water makes life easier and healthier for me because safe drinking water is always available for me to use. It takes me less than six minutes to fetch water from the well. Unlike the past, when I spend more than twenty minutes just to make one round trip."

"I now have enough time to focus on my farming. [The] majority of my time is no longer used to fetch water. I am now strong and healthy to do my farm work. This alone makes me to be able to plant and harvest more of my produce from the farm."

The Future is Looking Bright!

A year ago, you made a difference for Ramatu and the rest of her community. This is just the first chapter of their story as access to clean water continues to improve their lives!

At The Water Project, we value sustainability and want to ensure that people continue to thrive. We commit to monitoring this project to ensure the water is always flowing and safe to consume. We inspect the system hardware, track water availability, conduct sanitary inspections, and collect water quality samples to identify risks. We work with our team on the ground to resolve them.

You gave Ramatu a crucial tool for achieving her dreams: access to clean water. Together, we can excitedly expect that with this precious resource, her enthusiasm and courage will help fulfill her dreams.

"I want to start selling fish balls (a Sierra Leoneon fish cake). Having access to safe water will make it easier for me to process it. All I need to do is to prepare the fish ball and then go with it to our agricultural farm for sale," concluded Ramatu.