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The people of Ambodifanovo were sick.
This community of 350 people in Mozambique had one main water point at the center of their village. The open well dried up often, and even when there was water, it was often contaminated by fecal waste.
“Before, feces were scattered everywhere, and sometimes we couldn’t even find where to step when we walked outside,” said Rajean, president of the Water Committee in Ambodifanovo. “When kids had diarrhea, we sent them anywhere to relieve themselves, and the disease spread as a result.”
When ADRA came to Ambodifanovo, they discovered the old, unreliable well and the dangerous lack of hygiene and sanitation.
A community-based Water Committee was formed and trained to teach residents about improved hygiene and sanitation, and how to look after the repaired and rehabilitated waterpoint ADRA had helped establish. They protected the well with a full enclosed shelter — almost unheard of in this area. The shelter was built completely with bricks, grass, and other material contributed by community members. The community’s first-ever toilet and washrooms were also constructed.
“Our kids were the ones who really suffered from diarrhea before, but today, there are no more cases of diarrhea,” Rajean said. “Thank you, ADRA. You have done so much — not only for our village but the whole country. Whoever comes here can drink from this water.”
The people of Ambodifanovo were sick.
This community of 350 people in Mozambique had one main water point at the center of their village. The open well dried up often, and even when there was water, it was often contaminated by fecal waste.
“Before, feces were scattered everywhere, and sometimes we couldn’t even find where to step when we walked outside,” said Rajean, president of the Water Committee in Ambodifanovo. “When kids had diarrhea, we sent them anywhere to relieve themselves, and the disease spread as a result.”
When ADRA came to Ambodifanovo, they discovered the old, unreliable well and the dangerous lack of hygiene and sanitation.
A community-based Water Committee was formed and trained to teach residents about improved hygiene and sanitation, and how to look after the repaired and rehabilitated waterpoint ADRA had helped establish. They protected the well with a full enclosed shelter — almost unheard of in this area. The shelter was built completely with bricks, grass, and other material contributed by community members. The community’s first-ever toilet and washrooms were also constructed.
“Our kids were the ones who really suffered from diarrhea before, but today, there are no more cases of diarrhea,” Rajean said. “Thank you, ADRA. You have done so much — not only for our village but the whole country. Whoever comes here can drink from this water.”
