More time to play for Maria
When we first met Maria in 2019, she sometimes didn’t have enough time to learn, let alone play.
At Marera School, where Maria and another 1500 children attend, there was no source of clean water. There were only 6 toilets and no water to wash hands or clean the toilets that were there. Unsurprisingly, the headteacher told us that often children were absent with stomach illnesses.
Village water funded new latrine blocks and a water point with a solar powered tank while also managing two sessions of hygiene and sanitation training with students, and the community.
Football might not be on the top of everyone’s list but it can be now for Maria. With safe water to drink, she has time and energy to play with her friends – in between classes of course!
