Water
Water is scarce, and its availability is essential for health and social and economic development. However, the increasing population and economic growth put pressure on water resources, leading to water scarcity. In rural areas in Rwanda, the situation is no different, and the demand for clean and safe drinking water is increasing rapidly. Non-Revenue Water…
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Gatongati Village, nestled in the remote reaches of Nyanza District’s Cyabakamyi Sector, is experiencing a transformational journey propelled by a fundamental necessity: clean water. Ferina Mujara, a community member whose story epitomizes the profound impact of improved water access on education and overall well-being, narrates the change. Before the rehabilitation of the water supply system,…
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In the serene, sun-kissed lands of a remote community, of Kabare Sector, Kayonza District, there existed a tale of resilience, fortitude, and the pursuit of a fundamental need: water. Among those who experienced the profound transformation brought about by access to safe water is Anitha Mukarutabana, a spirited member of this close-knit community. Recounting the…
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When she married ten years ago, Alphonsine Mukanoheri moved from her home village in the east of Rwanda to her new home in Rurembo Village, Gicumbi, a district in the north. As happy as she was to have married the love of her life, Alphonsine knew she would face one big challenge – accessing water.…
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Growing up in a remote, rural part of western Rwanda, Immaculée Mukamutesi, 47, always struggled to access clean water. Every morning, she says, women and girls got up early and walked long distances to fetch water in a valley downhill. “It took us about an hour and a half to get to the water source,”…
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Josephine Nibamuhoze, a 40 year’s old mother who lives in Mbabe Cell, Masaka Sector of Kicukiro District, still remembers the days when she would come from farming hungry and instead of going to cook, she would instead pick a jerrycan and head downhill to collect water. On other days, she had to wake up as…
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When communities don’t have access to water, children have to spend hours every day fetching water. In many cases this causes them to miss school and miss out on an education that could enable them to have a better future. This is not the case for the kids in Kisaro Sector in rural Rwanda. Schoolchildren…
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“It was like a dream to us,” says Lilian. She says the people in her community never thought they would have safe water. “We used to wake up very early in the morning to go fetch water,” Lilian says. She and others in her community in Gicumbi District, Rwanda would lose hours each day walking…
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