A Year Later: Income Generating Projects Have Increased!

Farmer Jamila Mwivamda, 40, shared, "I used to go and fetch water [from] very far [away]. [For] drinking water, I used to hire someone to go and fetch it for me."

She continued, "I am now able to fetch water very easily. I do not need to pay for water anymore. I now drink water whose source [I] am aware of, unlike when I used to send someone [and] maybe he used to fetch from [a] dirty source."

Now that Jamila has access to as much water as she needs, she has increased her income-making ability. "I make bricks using the water from this source, which I sell and get money to pay school fees and use for my domestic needs. [I] am able to plant vegetables, be it during [the] dry season or rainy season, because I have water for irrigation."

Children at the protected spring.