According to Yehansu and Hiwot, construction of the community’s hand-dug well has enabled their children to go to school in a timely manner.
Today, things are different for the people of Biherawi village because of Water.org and its local partner REST.
Yehansu Marye, age 35, and Hiwot Taddess, age 27, both live in Biherawi village and are members of the water and sanitation committee representing women of their village.
Yehansu and Hiwot used to travel for more than an hour each day to collect water from a contaminated river.
Women like Yehansu and Hiwot are able to easily obtain and use enough water each day.
In addition to the three-fold increase in the amount of available water, the distance to fetch water also has decreased from one hour to 5 to 10 minutes.
According to Yehansu and Hiwot, construction of the community’s hand-dug well has enabled their children to go to school in a timely manner.
Water.org and REST have also provided training sessions on the use and management of water for the members of this rural community.
Yehansu and Hiwot were among the participants of these trainings.
Other topics included in the training were sanitation, maintenance, proper uses of water, and well-guarding.