RAGHUNATHPUR, JHARKHAND – Meet Bahamuni Hembrom, mother to two young boys. Bahamuni is part of the Santal Tribal community and lives in a small village in the Deoghar District of Jharkhand, where there is a small pond that has water for only half of the year. Even though the government installed a handpump, the water shortage wasn’t resolved. The bore well soon ran dry and the poor quality handpump soon went out of commission. Not only did the entire village struggle to complete daily tasks, but people where falling ill – and children were impacted the most.
Being a doting mother, Bahamuni did everything she could to give her boys the best she could. She set up a small pit next to the pond where she managed to collect water for drinking, cooking and other household tasks. Unfortunately, the pond was also used by everyone to bathe, wash clothes and bathe cattle. The six months when the pond ran dry, Bahamuni would walk over a kilometer everyday to fetch water from a small stream.
NO LONGER IN DEEP WATER
With the support of partners like you, Operation Blessing was able to intervene and construct a clean water well in the village. Bahamuni and the entire village breathed a sigh of relief! Not only can Bahamuni spend more time investing in her children’s lives, but she has learnt to filter water and keep her surrounding clean from the Operation Blessings WASH (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation) training sessions.
Bahamuni’s, happy that her children remain healthy now, says, “I am very grateful with the training I received to make sure that the water we drink is clean. Thank you, Operation Blessing.”
Thank YOU, partners! This wouldn’t have been possible without your support!
