Action For Development - AFD

‘’እጅግ በከፋ ችግር ዉስጥ ነበርን፡፡ የበጋና የበልጉን ፀሀይ ማንም ያዉቀዋል፡፡ ዉሀ ፍለጋ ሩቅ ተጉዘን ስንመለስ ግማሽ ቀን ያልፋል፡፡ ከዚያ ዉሀ ቀድታ የምትመጣ እናት በጣም ትደክማለች፡፡ በዚህ ሁሉ ድካም ላይ የቤት ዉስጥ ሀላፊነቷ ይጠብቃታል፡፡ ዉሀ የምንቀዳበት ቦታ ለእንሰሳት ንክኪ የተጋለጠ ነበር፡፡ በዚህ ምክኒያት በተደጋጋሚ በተቅማጥ እንያዝ ነበር፡፡ አሁን ግን በቅርባችን በተሰራልን ንፁህ ዉሀ በተለይ እኛ ሴቶችን ከነዚህ ሁሉ ችግሮች ነዉ የገላገለን፡፡ በጠራራ ፀሀይ ለግማሽ ቀን ዉሀ ፍለጋ መጓዝ ቀርቷል፡፡ ለቤት ዉስጥ ሀላፊነታችን በቂ ጊዜ አጊንተናል፡፡ ከዉሀወለድ በሽታዎችም አሁን እፎይታ አጊንተናል፡፡ ‘’
“We were in a very difficult situation. Everyone knows how the burning sun feels during the dry season. We used to trudge so far for water that half the day would be gone. By the time we got back, we were exhausted-yet the housework was still waiting. The water source we used was open to animals, so we were always sick. But now, the clean water built by AFD near our home has saved us women. We no longer spend half a day in the heat. We have time for our homes, and we are relieved of water-borne diseases."