Halimé was 14, but her shoulders carried the weight of a grown woman. Every day in Farcha, a neighborhood on the outskirts of N’Djamena, she carried 20 liters of water on her head from a water source three kilometers away. Her knees ached. Her dream of becoming a nurse drifted further with every step.
The day Mahamat Moussa and his team installed the borehole in her neighborhood, Halimé couldn’t believe it. She touched the water flowing from the tap the way one touches a miracle. Cool, clear, just meters from her home.
“I put my yellow jerry can in a corner. I don’t want to see it anymore,” she said with a smile.
Today, Halimé is in her final years of secondary school. She helps manage her neighborhood’s water committee. She still dreams of becoming a nurse — but this time, the dream is moving forward. The women of Farcha have gained precious hours. The neighborhood is cleaner, the children healthier, and dignity has replaced mere survival.
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