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Even in the Dry Season

Posted Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 by Field Notes

RWANDA – Kayenzi, Nyabikenke, Karongi district GPS: 02 05.166 S, 029 24.584 E On a typical day in the dry season, Ange Nyirabukobwa takes her jerry cans to the nearest water source—this tapped spring. She opens the spigot all the way. Drip. Drip. Drip. “It is the dry season, so the water only comes in occasional drips,” she explains. “To get... [Read more]

Another Chance at Life

Posted Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 by Field Notes

NAMIBIA – Tsintsabis, Oshikoto GPS: 18 45.964 S, 17 58.078 E The San people are the most oppressed people group in Namibia. They have been “resettled” many times, typically in barren areas of wilderness that make making a living—surviving, even—extremely difficult. They depend on the government for monthly cornmeal allotments because they... [Read more]

Tunyai Health Center

Posted Thursday, August 26th, 2010 by Field Notes

KENYA – Tunyai Health Center, Tharaka District GPS: 00 10.561 S, 037 50.148 E Tunyai is one of the areas worst hit by the current drought. The residents’ only way of getting clean water is through rain catchment—and with no rain in sight, the people have resorted to purchasing dirty water from vendors. They pay 20 shillings (about 0.25 USD)... [Read more]

The First Taste

Posted Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 by Field Notes

BRAZIL – Sao Sebastiao Do Janauaca Grande, Janauaca Lake GPS: 03 3.865 S, 060 17.407 W Jose Ignacio is the patriarch of Sao Sebastiao Do Janauaca Grande. He is 74 years old and, until recently, had never tasted clean water. Not once. In 74 years. Jose’s family was there to witness his first drink of clean water. Others gathered around and celebrated—because... [Read more]

The Water is Close

Posted Thursday, August 12th, 2010 by Field Notes

BURKINA FASO – Dano Pari, Ioba GPS: 11 07.040 N, 003 04.232 W Meet Barry Laya. She is a farmer in Dano Pari. Without water, she cannot make a living. “To go to work, I had to search for water,” she recalls. “If the water from the hand dug well ran out, we had to go to the creek and look for water.” And while water from the muddy creek... [Read more]

Their Hope was a Hope for Salvation

Posted Monday, August 9th, 2010 by Brandon Kidd

Article and Photos by Brandon Kidd | www.bkiddphoto.com HONDURAS – La Halaria Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea lies a country whose beauty shines as hot as its sun, and whose inhabitants’ hearts are as infectious as their smiles. Warm, rich, and authentic are the Honduran people. Our goal was a water well. Free, clean, healthy... [Read more]

Every Day

Posted Thursday, July 8th, 2010 by Field Notes

HONDURAS – Nueva Sinai # 2, Colegio, Trujillo, Colon GPS: 15 40.413 N, 086 08.138 W In the center of the village of Nuevo Sinai is a high school with 247 students. Every day, students and teachers were drinking, bathing, and washing clothes in the river. The school had restrooms, but without proper hygiene education, the students didn’t understand... [Read more]

Everyday Tasks

Posted Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 by Field Notes

BURKINA FASO – Nakar, Ioba GPS: 11 10.717 N, 003 14.639 W In many communities where we work, the people use water for more than drinking and washing. The Dagara people of Burkina Faso live in houses made of handmade mud bricks. A key ingredient in mud bricks? Water. And when it isn’t located nearby, everyday tasks become grueling affairs. “We... [Read more]

A Dry and Thirsty Land

Posted Thursday, July 1st, 2010 by Field Notes

NAMIBIA – Tsintsabis, Oshikoto, Manguetti Plains GPS: 18 45.091 S, 17 56.827 E Meet Mathou. Born on the east side of the Etosha pan (a vast, dry salt pan in the northern part of the country), he learned at a very young age how to survive in this harsh environment. “As a child I learned to hunt lizards for meat. The hind legs are the only meat,”... [Read more]

Everything is Different Now

Posted Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Field Notes

GUATEMALA – Victoria III, Retalhulue GPS: 14 23.879 N, 91 57.936 W When our team arrived, some of the villagers were expecting us and smiling and ready to help us in everything we needed. One woman told us on behalf of all of the other women in the community, “We are so thankful to God and you because this is the first time we have ever seen... [Read more]

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