Giving Update: Isembe Community, Amwayi Spring

Field Officer Georgina Kamau shared the following reflection from her recent visit to Amwayi Spring in Isembe, where she checked up on the spring and interviewed community members about the project's impact in its first year since completion:

"It is one thing to have access to water, and it’s another to have access to water that is safe to drink. The community members of Amwayi Spring are now enjoying fresh and clean drinking water. Their sanitation has improved since they now have clean food, dishes, and bedding. Since they got the sanitation platforms, the toilets are cleaned every day using water. Their health has also improved considering they don't suffer from waterborne and skin diseases.

The spring is in good working condition. The place is kept clean and well maintained. Most of them have put into practice what they learned in the training by improvising leaky tins at the latrines. The bright smiles on their faces tell that they are very happy and grateful for the project and ready to embrace more projects in [the] future."

Josephine Ambani with Field Officer Georgina Kamau at the spring

Josephine Ambani is a farmer in Isembe who depends on Ambayi Spring for water. She reflected on how the project has impacted her and her community.

"We no longer fall sick from frequent diarrhea, which was the case before the protection of the spring. The latrines are easy to clean since we got the slabs [and the] same to our surroundings considering water is now very easy and fast to access."

13-year-old Silas Okumu has also felt the difference of the protected spring and shared what the project has meant to him.

"I now enjoy going to the spring since water is easily accessible, unlike before where we used to wait in ques. It would take a bit of time to fill the container since we used to scoop the water using a jug but now we take a very short time to collect enough water for the day, which gives us more time to do other activities," Silas said.