Giving Update: Kithoni Community

"Before the project was implemented in this area, there were many challenges of accessing clean water. The river bed was arid and rocky. Its water table was too low to access water. We used to queue for long hours because only one scoop hole would have water, and it was relied on by many community members. It was very exhausting and time-consuming," said Jane Musui.

"We can fetch water easily. We feel like life has improved. There's no challenge of water like before. Our livelihoods are better now. Livestock can now drink water to their fill within short miles from our homesteads. Easy access to water has helped me in farming and establishing a vegetable garden. Availability of water near our homesteads has helped in improving our living standards, cleanliness, hygiene, and sanitation are maintained easily."

Jane Musui

"Community members were able to use the water to mold bricks. In the previous year, during the dry season, this water source was highly depended on by a large population to fetch water for drinking, farming, and household duties. I have planted vegetables and yams at our family land, something very hard to achieve without water availability. We feel like life is very easy now. We never thought life could be this comfortable."