A Year Later: Elukho Community

A year ago, your generous donation helped us protect Rosa Spring for Elukho Community in Kenya. The contributions of incredible monthly donors and others giving directly to The Water Promise allow our local teams to visit project sites throughout the year, strengthening relationships with communities and evaluating the water project over time. These consistent visits allow us to learn vital lessons and hear amazing stories – and we’re excited to share this one from Christine Luvandwa with you.

This protected spring has helped improve the health of people living in Elukho Community. Implementation of the water project has enabled this community to easily access clean and safe water. The spring is at the bottom of a steep slope and used to get so contaminated as rainwater washed dirt into the water. Now that it is protected and there is proper drainage, that is no longer an issue.

"I feel healthier now that I know I am drinking safe water," Mary Khasiala told us. "My children and I hardly get sick."

From left to right: Christine Luvandwa, Philius Akola, and Mary Khasiala

"My life has changed in a way that I now have clean drinking water at any time I want," 13-year-old Philius Akola said.

"I now have water that I can drink without worry of contamination. The spring also provides plenty of water for our animals and household chores, like cleaning my clothes."

Protection of the spring is only one step along the journey toward sustainable access to clean water. The Water Project is committed to consistent monitoring of each water source. Our monitoring and evaluation program, made possible by donors like you, allows us to maintain our relationships with communities by visiting up to 4 times each year to ensure that the water points are safe and reliable.

This visit with Mary and Philius resulted in us sending our artisan to fix the discharge pipe:

The recently repaired discharge pipe. This pipe makes it much easier to fetch water!

This is just one of the many ways that we monitor projects and communicate with you. Additionally, you can always check the functionality status and our project map to see how all of our water points are performing, based on our consistent monitoring data.

Children wave hello during a monitoring visit in November 2017.

One project is just a drop in the bucket towards ending the global water crisis, but the ripple effects of this project are truly astounding. This spring in Elukho is changing many lives.

This is only possible because of the web of support and trust built between The Water Project, our local teams, the community, and you. We are excited to stay in touch with this community and support their journey with safe water.

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