A Year Later: Productive Farm Dream Realized!

“Before, we could trek all day long to search for water which would be hardly enough to implement any agricultural practice. All the trees I tried to grow went dry during [the] dry seasons," said 62-year-old George Kasomo.

"We used to get water from River Athi whenever the river adjacent to us went dry. One would only make one trip to [the] river as it's very far. One [trip] could take around 3 hours. For one to be able to attend [to] other household chores, it was necessary to leave as early as 4:00 am."

But life has been different for George and his family since a sand dam was installed last year.

"After constructing this sand dam, life has changed a lot. Since I was a boy, I had had a wish to have my farm become productive, a goal that has been realized through intervention by your organization. I have managed to grow cowpeas, kales, arrowroot, [and] bananas, along with many other different types of trees. I have also encouraged my sons to focus on farming as water is available throughout.

"We never have to worry about what we shall drink nowadays. Life is good for us now. A lot has greatly changed, and we are optimistic that we shall witness more changes as we continue to construct more sand dams along our river channel."

George tends his farm.