clean water: impact story

For 12-year-old Esther, the journey home from school used to feel longer than it really was. After classes ended, she still had another responsibility waiting for her: walking long distances to collect water before returning home. By the time she arrived, there was little time left for homework, friends, or rest. Today, water is closer. The walk home feels different now. Esther spends more evenings studying, helping her family, and playing with friends. She dreams of becoming

For years, teachers at Kasawo Primary School noticed something missing during recess: children’s laughter. Many students spent breaks feeling tired or unwell after long walks for water before school. Others missed class entirely because of water-related illnesses at home. Even when students arrived, many struggled to focus. When clean water came to the school, teachers noticed something unexpected. The schoolyard became louder. Children had more energy. Attendance improved. R

Martha is a mother of sixteen children and grandmother to twenty-nine grandchildren living in Nakasero Village in Uganda’s Mityana District. Over the years, she built a life defined by perseverance, faith, and care for her family. Like so many mothers around the world, she spent her days doing what mothers do best: showing up again and again for the people she loved. But in Nakasero, access to water shaped nearly every part of daily life. Each day began before sunrise. Women

Before clean water reached her community, Sandra Nakirijja's mornings started long before sunrise. She would wake, gather her containers, and begin the walk for water before preparing her children for school. Some days, the trip took hours. By the time she returned, much of her energy was already spent. Now, water flows within her community. Sandra still wakes early, but now she uses that time differently. She prepares breakfast, helps her children get ready for school, and t