Stories
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Theresie Mukarugema
Added April 20, 2012
Theresie Mukarugema has long been known in her community as a woman with a big heart. As an elderly widow [...]
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Berenadithe Mukure
Added March 28, 2012
Before she had a filter Berenadithe never boiled her water. Diarrhea, stomach pains, and “flu” were her constant companions.
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Kampire Ernestine
Added October 12, 2010
Before that time she and her four children were drinking swamp water without boiling it. They were constantly sick, but [...]
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Angelina Bageranye
Added October 12, 2010
She lives with three older daughters and a grandson. When they had money they would pay to get water from [...]
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Mukagwiza Veronisa
Added October 11, 2010
Veronisa is a Rwandan Water Team veteran. She started at the very beginning of the clean water effort two years [...]
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Mujawamariya Francoise
Added September 1, 2010
Before the filter her children had worms and diarrhea, but since the filter they have been very healthy. This is [...]
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Kanani Anastase
Added September 1, 2010
After hearing about a program to alleviate cholera in his village and how the water team was part of that [...]
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Jeanne Fatuma
Added September 1, 2010
When Jeanne Fatuma and her father heard that water filters were available in the Masaka area they willingly attended the [...]
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Siyapata Olive
Added August 25, 2010
She lost her husband to HIV/AIDS in 1998 and has HIV/AIDS herself. Of the three children that live with her, [...]
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Dorosela
Added April 26, 2010
The kitchen out building of Dorosela Mukantabama’s home has been destroyed by wind and fire. The tin roof of her [...]
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Jean
Added April 26, 2010
Jean DeDeu is a leader at the Faith Center church, which received the very first cistern in the Masaka area. [...]
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Selphine
Added April 26, 2010
Selphine, a mother of three adopted children, became the pastor of the Anglican church in Masaka at age 34, because [...]