07/30/2026
This is Maria.
Our team met her on Monday while following up on one of our recent water projects in Mozambique. We had drilled and installed a new well in this community.
She was filling her up buckets at the brand-new well. We asked her if she was enjoying the new well and if it made a difference in her life.
She smiled and said, “Absolutamente!” (absolutely!)
Then she told our team something we didn’t expect.
She still walks two hours each way—four hours every day, to collect water from the new well.
That’s 28 hours every week spent walking under the hot sun, carrying at least 40 pounds of water. (Every full 5 gallon bucket = about 40lbs)
Unbelievable!
Why? Because this isn’t her community’s well.
Her village doesn’t have a well.
A LET’S GO moment????
Absolutamente!
So guess what we’re going to do.
Stay Tuned!