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SWIFT STORIES OF SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

Read the stories of people and communities in DRC and Kenya whose lives have been affected by the SWIFT programme. Find out what has changed, why it matters and what makes the changes sustainable.

Watch video interviews with some of the people involved

‘Now you can wash whenever you want!’: Katungulu’s women describe the changes SWIFT has supported in their village

‘I’ve learned a lot of things’: A community health club set up by SWIFT changes sanitation and hygiene habits in Matongo

‘This club is now the light of our village’: A community health club set up by SWIFT promotes health and well-being in Katchungwe

‘When others see what we are achieving, they want to join’: A community health club set up by SWIFT inspires improvements in hygiene and sanitation in Mwandiga I

‘It’s no one’s responsibility but ours’: the community at Katungulu takes over the water network built by SWIFT

‘Now I can develop this business’: SWIFT’s work in the village of Lulinda helps support women’s livelihoods

‘The children are happier now because they are in good health’: SWIFT supports Soya to become a ‘healthy village’

‘We need everyone’s participation’: SWIFT supports Soya’s community-led committees to transform their village

‘Everyone is encouraging and motivating each other’: SWIFT supports Kasitu to become a ‘healthy village’

‘No one wants to go back to the bush’: SWIFT brings improved, sustainable sanitation to communities in Kakuma

‘Our listeners are really beginning to understand the importance of using soap for hand-washing’: SWIFT changes hygiene behaviour through local radio broadcasts

‘It takes a minimal amount of time to reach a lot of people’: SWIFT changes hygiene behaviour through local radio broadcasts

‘The impact is being seen and felt across the board’: SWIFT works with Lodwar utility to get much-needed water to residents

‘Now even our spoons are clean!’: SWIFT brings safe, sustainable water to residents of Chokchok

‘Big changes are now possible’: Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar’s women gain access to clean, reliable water

‘Now everyone is getting enough to drink when they need it’: SWIFT brings safe, sustainable water to residents of Kabokorit

‘The children are not sick like before’: SWIFT works with the village of Nadapal to improve access to safe, sustainable sanitation

‘I’m released!’: SWIFT brings safe, reliable and affordable water to residents of Dandora

‘It’s going to improve the life of my family’: SWIFT upgrades the water system in Namorputh

‘This programme is having a ripple effect’: SWIFT promotes safe, legal connections to the improved water network in Dandora

About SWIFT

By March 2016, the SWIFT Consortium had reached almost 850,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya with safe water or sanitation, and hygiene promotion activities - in some cases all three. It will continue to work with communities, local authorities, health bodies, utilities and radio stations until March 2018 to build capacity and ensure interventions are sustainable. In March 2017, SWIFT started preparations for a second programme in DRC that will reach more than 700,000 people with WASH activities by December 2018. The SWIFT Consortium is funded with UK aid from the British people under a ‘Payment by Results’ contract.