Water is Life: a protected spring in Lubani
In Lubani, protecting a natural spring meant safer water, fewer clinic visits, and time returned to children's school days.
Before the spring protection project in Lubani, residents — especially women and children — walked long distances to collect water that often made them sick. The spring was open to cattle and runoff, and waterborne illness was common.
Through FOSCOD's WASH program, the community fenced the spring, built a collection chamber, and established a water user committee. Within six months, water-quality tests showed a 90% reduction in E. coli.
Time returned to learning
Children no longer miss school to fetch water. The nearest improved source is now a five-minute walk, compared to the hour-long round trip to the unprotected spring.
Measurable impact after 12 months
These figures were verified through community-managed monitoring and FOSCOD's annual evidence review.
within 500m of protected spring
clinic records, 6-month follow-up
measured in local primary school
maintenance and testing
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What the community says
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“My daughter used to miss two days of school every week because she was collecting water. Now she walks there and back in 10 minutes.”
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