By Sophie Anni RASOAMAMPIANINA | Project Officer
5 months after having received the gift of clean drinking water, villagers in Ambala declare that this project has been a life-changer for them. They attest to benefits including a dramatic decrease in time spent on fetching water, enabling women and children in particular to spend their time on more productive activities, and improved hygiene as people are no longer reluctant to economise water or afraid of catching disease. Families have noticed a reduction in the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease since the borehole and hand-pump was installed. Children are better able to concentrate on doing their homework and no longer fall asleep in class from tiredness.
As well as this new infrastructure, awareness-raising was carried out on water, sanitation and hygiene including how to improve the quality of latrines to make them fly-proof and hygienic.
There has been a knock-on effect in surrounding villages, all thirsty for clean drinking water too. Ambala is one village amongst 14 in the Soanierana Volazato neighbourhood of Fahizay municipality. Having seen first hand the transformation in Ambala, many other communities have now asked how they could also benefit from the same project support. More than ever, the people of Talaky, the next village to benefit from a borehole via Globalgiving, are desperate for it to be their turn. Please help us to make this happen.
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