Stephanie Ng's Visit- May 2012
When we arrived at the well, there were several boys from primary school still in their school uniform using the well. Stephen Lengees, 16 years old and in eighth grade, answered some of the questions we had regarding this community and the well from his perspective. When asked who uses the well mostly he said that all of the school children from his school take water from this well for drinking, cooking and washing clothes. He said that people now have good hygiene because the water is “good and clean.” Other than domestic uses, the water is also given to the livestock.
He was able to tell us that women used to walk six hours each day in search of water and the water was not clean and safe to drink. Now, it takes less than 30 minutes to return home with jerrycans full of clean water.
Now that women do not have to spend half the day looking for water, they can now tend to livestock, their families and begin farming as a way to increase food security and diversity. Because of this well, children are able to spend more time in school and the number of children attending school has increased. There are 268 students in his primary school and there are more girls than boys enrolled.
As far as Stephen knows (and Lucas confirmed this), there has been no problems with the well.
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