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.
Eshisiru Secondary School
A year later, it's clear that the water and sanitation projects we helped implement at Eshisiru Secondary School were just part of an exciting and ongoing process of improvement for this school. Upon entering the school grounds, the first thing that draws your eye is the clean compound. The environment is well maintained. Visiting the latrines, th...
Ematetie Primary School
Upon one of our routine visits one year after their water and sanitation projects were installed, the pupils and staff at Ematetie Primary School looked healthy, clean, and happy. Originally the school had no access to safe and clean water. This resulted in pupils bringing water from their homes and carrying it to school. Today, the entire school ...
Womulalu Secondary School
School Principal Mrs. Janet Kibicho is a happy woman. Mrs. Kibicho led the entire school community to implement the rainwater tank project at her school, where they have just celebrated one year of successful tank operation. Implementation of this project changed many community members' poor perception of women in the community, and it has booste...
Mumias Complex Primary School
Sights of the past at Mumias Complex Primary School: jerrycans of water heaped in the corners of the classrooms, at the kitchen, and under the tree. A year since the installation of a rainwater tank, the school now has water for use and students are no longer sent to the stream in the sugarcane plantations to get water. We walked to the water tan...
Mutsuma Secondary School
Just over a year ago, Mutsuma Secondary School was issued a closure notice by the public health department due to their dire hygiene and sanitation situation with no latrines. Initially, no water was available in the school thus making it impossible for the students to clean the classrooms. Water for uses like cooking and drinking came from the co...