‘Just add water’ How access to clean water transforms communities.

1. ‘Just add water’How access to clean water transforms communities.

2. Just add water? “So here it is, my Christmas Cakein a bag ready for you to get baking.”

3. Just add water? "I've used only the best ingredients to create my perfect Yorkshire pudding mix. Now it's over to you Just add water and whisk to create a smooth batter and bake in the oven for irresistible Yorkshire puddings just the way you like them "

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8. Kilolo springs

9. Pawaga – Little Ruaha River

11. Project comparison

14. Before... “We were not sleeping because of water; all our thoughts were on water not other things.”

15. Before... “We were afraid to let our children collect water alone.”

16. Before... “Sometimes my children were going to school hungry because I was in the valley finding water”

17. Before... “We were taught to boil water but we had no firewood” (Pawaga)

18. Before... “It was tedious work to collect one bucket of water in 3 hours.”

30. Christine Kalipamwambu, Diocesan Development Officer “This is the hardest project I have ever worked on!”

31. After......(Kilolo) “The project is named ‘Redeemer’, as it has saved community members from all the problems they were facing from water scarcity.”

32. After.....(Kilolo) “Tiredness has been reduced now we are relieved of the water fetching burden.”

33. After.....(Kilolo) “My family are now much healthier.....”

34. After.....(Kilolo) “When we are at the farm we are not thinking of coming home to fetch water; we can stay there to accomplish our farm activities.”

35. After.....(Kilolo) “Available water has created an environment for our clothes to be clean all the time.”

36. After......(Pawaga) “Thank you......for making life easier!”

37. After......(Pawaga) “The project ...has stopped our worries about fetching water from the river.”

38. After......(Pawaga) “The children now have more energy and are eager to learn.”

39. After......(Pawaga) “No-one has been ill this rainy season.”

40. After......(Pawaga) “This has brought a great difference in (school) attendance.”

41. After......(Kilolo) “The water project has brought some kind of revolution – the life we live now is very different from the life we used to live.”