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: Improved Health, Improved Future Opportunities!
Lina P., 11, recalled what life was like in Kyandangi Kyameri before her community's well was installed last year. "I used to fetch water from a waterpoint far away from our home. I would walk like 3 km (almost 2 miles) to reach the waterpoint. I would always find many people collecting water, making me wait and not getting enough time to do my ...
A Year Later: "This water is clean and pure."
Trader Isatu Kargbo, 51, recalled what life was like in the Madina Community before her community's well was rehabilitated last year. "Before this time, we were suffering a lot to fetch clean and pure water. It was not easy for me to water my garden, and sometimes my vegetables died just because of [the] shortage of water in my community. It was...
A Year Later: "It is very convenient now to get water."
Veronicah, 18, recalled what life was like in the Katothya Community before her community's dug well was implemented last year. "Before the construction of this project, life was very hard. We used to get water from very far [away], and the water was not very safe for drinking. We did not have enough water for maintaining our hygiene and sanitat...
A Year Later: No Longer Late for School!
Osman S., 17, recalled what life was like in the Masheka Community before his community's well was rehabilitated last year. "Before, to fetch water was difficult for me because it took almost an hour to fetch a single rubber container of water from the swamp source. Also, to practice good hygiene was difficult due to the shortage of water. The s...
A Year Later: Sufficient Water = Improved Gardens!
Khadija Karimu, 55, recalled what life was like in the Suctarr Community before her community’s well was rehabilitated last year. "There were serious constraints of water before the completion of this well in this community. It was difficult to fetch water from other communities," Khadija shared. Collecting water is now much easier for Khad...