In 2005, there was a terrible fire in the slum. 59 houses caught on fire and were completely destroyed. It was terrifying. Here, we are scared about fires. Like typhoons, when they arrive they destroy everything. Today, I’m a volunteer of the fire brigade of my community. I already helped control a few fires that started in my area. There were no major damages! Last summer, we saw smoke further away in the city. Although it wasn’t my community, I went there to help the firemen to stop the fire. I am proud to be able to help my community and the others.

During the Global Hand Washing Day, I liked singing “♫ After playing, I wash my hands. At 1 the water flows, at 2 here comes the soap… ♫”. Now, I know how to wash my hands with soap and I know when it is important to do it. My aunt was here during the Washing Day and she reminds me and my cousins to wash our hands with soap when we forget! And also it is easier now that we have sink at our height in our school, with running water.

I am 52 years old. At my age it has become too difficult to draw water from the deep well. It was also too tiring for my husband, since after drawing you need to carry the pails home. So we decided to attach a motor to the well, but our electricity bill became very expensive, for bad water in fact! Since the Eau et Vie project started, our situation improved: we only have to open our faucet and clean water comes out instantly!