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.
A Year Later: Less Worry About Water!
Jalaile R., an 11-year-old from Kambia, shared what life was like before the well in her community was rehabilitated. "It was not easy for me, and above all, I was not feeling fine as [a] little child living in [the] situation where I had to cover long distances every morning to fetch water from the neighborhood. And sometimes the water I used to f...
A Year Later: Danger from the Swamp is Over!
N'mbalu B., 13, shared what collecting water was like for her community before they had a new well installed last year. "It was a painful moment for everyone living in this community but there was no choice but have to continue living in a deplorable situation because my father could not afford money to construct a well for us. He has so many of us...
A Year Later: Hopeful for the Future!
Memunatu B., 13, shared the water challenges she faced daily before rehabilitating the well at her school. "We used to find it difficult when we wanted to use the toilet and when we wanted to drink water. I had to bring water from my house to school, but it was not enough because my friends who did not have [the] opportunity to have a one-liter rub...
A Year Later: Improved Hygiene and Sanitation!
Mariama K., 16, shared what it was like for her before her school had their well rehabilitated last year. "It was not totally bad, but the challenge that I was having is the pump head that was there before was very heavy for me to pump water from this facility." The inability to collect water from the school's waterpoint led Mariama to search for ...
A Year Later: No More Searching for Water!
When asked about her life before our intervention in her community, Abibatu K., a 14-year-old student, said, "It was not easy for me because when I wanted to drink water. I had to go out of class to go in [the] neighborhood to ask for water. And sometimes, when I wanted to use the toilet, I had to go in the neighborhood to ask for water so that I c...