Stories from the Field
As we work to provide water, we're committed to helping people like you meet your global neighbors and to realize that we all share the same basic needs. We hope to break down stereotypes and the false distinctions between the so-called winners and losers, rich and poor, the needy and charitable, by introducing you to the people we serve with the respect and admiration they rightfully deserve.
These are stories of hope, told in the words of those who carry out this work every day - our friends in the field.
Kathungutu Community
"I was not majorly involved in the water fetching process because the water points were a bit far for us children to be able to walk and get water back home. Mum would walk to the river with containers and donkeys then come back with water after some time depending on the day and time she had left home," explained Brian K. "Now I am well involved ...
Kathungutu Community
"Getting water for household use was not easy for a majority of us, we would walk all the way to Tyaa river with donkeys to fetch water from dug river scoop holes, the water was never safe for human consumption, but we had no choice as it was the available option. Getting water from the river was a task which took a lot of time because of the dista...
Kathonzweni Community
"Before this project was completed, locals in this area relied on water from scoop holes which were not clean for direct consumption. I would contract sicknesses such as diarrhea, stomach upsets, and typhoid. This would make me fail to attend school on some days. The distances we would walk to fetch water was very long and cumbersome for our parent...
Kathonzweni Community
"Before the sand dam/shallow well project was established in this region, water scarcity was a great challenge to us. We would have to walk long distances to fetch water at open sources (scoop holes), which were very difficult for us. The task was harder for the locals without donkeys as they had to borrow donkeys or fetch one jerrycan of water and...
Kala Community
"It was very difficult getting water before this project was completed. We would rely on water from scoop holes, which often made us sick; stomach aches, typhoid, and diarrhea were very rampant. It was also very time consuming to fetch water at this water point as there was no time to play," shared 12-year-old Dannis M. "Now, getting water is easy...