Giving Update: Muyundi Community, Baraza Spring

October, 2019

A year ago, your generous donation helped Muyundi Community in Kenya access clean water – creating a life-changing moment for Jackline Baraza. Thank you!

Giving Update: Muyundi Community, Baraza Spring


Field Officer Jonathan Mutai shared the following reflection after his most recent visit to Baraza Spring in Muyundi, where he checked up on the spring and interviewed community members about how the project has impacted their lives in the first year since completion.

"During this interview, we had to stroll around some homesteads before proceeding to the spring. It was evident that the project has resulted in increased hygiene and sanitation practices within the community. One of the impressive changes within this community was a cleaner environment, more dishracks, and clotheslines that could be seen in the compounds as well as maintained pit latrines. These changes were caused by the...training that was held at Muyundi village.

What I have loved about this community is the way they embraced change. Initially, few people had clotheslines and dishracks but now almost everyone [has them]. Besides that, they do take good care of their water source by discouraging [the] planting of trees which consume a lot of water next to their water source."

Jackline Baraza serves as the Vice-Chair of the spring's water committee and spoke with Jonathan about the changes she has witnessed in her community this last year.

"Since [the] implementation of this spring, we are drawing clean and safe water not only for drinking but also for general house chores. We are very happy because we no longer waste time queuing for water. Drawing of water has been so easy unlike before when one could carry a smaller container for filling the bigger one. Besides that, waterborne and water-related diseases which were common before [the] protection of this spring have drastically reduced," she said.

"Our spring does discharge a lot of water during the rainy season of the year, [and though] it tends to reduce during the dry season of the year, we thank God because our spring doesn't go dry completely during [the] dry spell. As [a member of the] water and sanitation committee we will discourage anyone planting exotic trees, especially those that consume a lot of water like eucalyptus trees, at a close range to the spring."

10-year-old Veline Imbili shared her thoughts on the project as well.

"Since the completion of the project, waterborne diseases have greatly reduced. Initially, I could not drink water from this source before boiling or treating it. But now I can drink safe clean water at any given time because the water source is no longer exposed to agents of contamination like before," she said.

Veline was all smiles at the spring



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