In Tanzanaia, the partners aims to provide nearly 200,000 people across local communities, villages and schools with access to clean water and sanitation. This is contributing to improving local communities’ health and socio-economic status in the Kigoma Region.
Meet the local heroes in Stockholm
At this year’s World Water Week Center Stage area, a photo exhibition with 10 large images tell the story of how this partnership transformed the lives of locals in Kigoma – from schoolgirls and teachers to doctors and local business owners.
Water Mission, UNICEF, and the Grundfos Foundation have joined efforts to bring ten powerful testimonies from Western Tanzania to World Water Week in Stockholm. Photo: SIWI
Each photo allows access to a powerful personal story. Below, you can access the stories of how access to water transformed the lives of locals from Kigoma.
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Metod, local system operator, has been an integral part of the safe water project in Muganza since June 2022. |  |
Tausi enjoys more time for her studieswith clean water directly accessible in her village. |
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Ashura can now access water anytime, allowing her to prepare meals on time and spend more quality moments with her children. |  |
Dr. Boniface and his staff at the Kigadye Health Center in Kigoma can now provide safer health services the community. |
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Nuru, a school girls, has let go of fear and started dreaming about her future. |  |
Headmaster Mr. Ameir Selemani witnessed an increase in students’ academic performance. |
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Paulina has seen her small business grow due to easy access to clean and safe water. |  |
Joycelinda (left) works with community members to secure social and economic sustainability. |
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Janeth relies on safe water provided by our WASH facilities to keep her household clean. |  |
Yosia secures technical and environmental sustainability in solar pumping systems. |
For years, the communities in Kigoma struggled with lack of access to clean and safe water sources. The logistics and long trekking to fetch water from rivers and other water sources is demanding, particularly for women and girls.
This caused children to miss school and all the benefits that education brings while parents lost valuable family time. Additionally, this unclean water transmitted diseases like diarrhea and dysentery. Furthermore, women could have used this time on more productive activities,
Dr. Boniface from Kigadye Health Center (Kigoma, Tanzania) posing for a photo with women who came to the health center to access clean and safe water brought by WASH facilities. Photo: UNICEF Tanzania