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.
The students and teachers at AIC Mbau Secondary School are happy to have welcomed the rain tank constructed a year ago. They are utilizing available water resources well and their living standards have been improved as a result of the project. "The water tank project has enabled us to have unlimited access to clean water while in school - somethin...
Field Officer Protus Ekesa recently visited Eshikufu Primary School to check up on their WaSH projects and interview students and staff about the projects' impact in their first year since completion. Protus shared the following observations from his visit: "The school sanitation standard has improved. This is because of [the] availability of wate...
Field Officer Karen Maruti recently visited Shatsala Spring in Irumbi to check up on the spring and interview community members about the project's impact in its first year since completion. Allan shared the following reflection from her visit: "The community members in this community are the happiest people since the protection of their sprin...
Field Officer Jonathan Mutai recently visited Obati Spring in Elutali to check up on the spring and interview community members about the project's impact in its first year since completion. Jonathan shared the following reflection from his visit: "The day [I first] visited this community is like yesterday for me in what I saw. Then, I had to ...
Kitooni Primary School students have been enjoying the abundance of clean water supply throughout the year. Students have not had to carry containers filled with drinking water to school ever since the project was completed. "The water project has been very beneficial to us students because we no longer carry water to school every day. It was a ve...