Clean water — a symbol of life in Younis’s village

Younis, an eight-year-old boy living in the village of Dala Kliri in the Hadjer Lamis region of the Republic of Chad, walks long distances every morning to reach his school. But the hardest part of his day would come afterward — when he set out on his long journey in search of water.

Every day, he walked more than half an hour back and forth under the scorching sun, carrying heavy buckets on his small shoulders, searching for an old well or any source of water, even if unclean — collecting whatever he could to meet his family’s daily needs.

When we first met him, his eyes reflected the fatigue of long walks, and his small hands were cracked from carrying water for hours. Yet he never complained, for one who has lived through hardship knows that water is the secret of life — and his family depended on him to bring it home.

One day, joyful news reached Younis’s village: a new artesian well would be dug — benefiting 2,600 people — providing them with clean, safe water without the burden of long and exhausting journeys.

Younis’s daily struggle was no longer a hardship but became a story of hope, goodness, and humanity — a story of how life can change for the better, by the grace of God and through the bridges of giving built by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief).