A Year Later: Musudzu Primary School

A year ago, generous donors helped construct a rainwater catchment tank for Musudzu Primary School in Kenya. The contributions of incredible monthly donors and others giving directly to The Water Promise allow 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 Janet Kayi with you.

We are so humbled, excited, and happy to see children, men, and women enjoying clean and safe water from the rainwater tank.

"Students come to school very early for preps and no longer have to first fetch water from their unprotected springs near their homes to use in school," Headteacher David Sakwa Anyolo said. "The burden of fetching water away from the school and the wasting of valuable studying time is no longer a problem."

David Sakwa Anyolo

Construction of the tank 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 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.

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 tank in Musudzu Primary School is changing many lives.

Children are very clean and smart in their uniforms, proving to us that they internalized everything they were taught during the hygiene training last year. We saw that the students enjoy washing their hands at the handwashing stations to remove the dust after playing and germs after visiting the toilet.

"The toilets we used to have were very pathetic and our health was poor. The improved toilets built for our school have helped improve our situation," 13-year-old student Caleb Musonye said.

Caleb Musonye

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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