Giving Update: Mwituwa Community, Nanjira Spring

September, 2019

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

Giving Update: Mwituwa Community, Nanjira Spring


Since the protection of Nanjira Spring in Mwituwa last year, there have been many changes tied to the spring. It has become a common habit for the community members to clean their containers for fetching water. This was observed during our most recent visit, which we made unannounced.

The containers found at Nanjira Spring were clean from the inside. This loudly points out that hygiene has improved due to the training that was done during the implementation of the project.

Mwituwa community members are still jubilating over the project. The sanitation and hygiene status in homes has fully increased, as we could see dishracks and bathrooms in homes that did not have them when we first visited the community.

"We can proudly say that we have clean water compared to what we used to have. It has been a bit tough during the past few months of [the] dry spell since the water quantity went down, but the little we had was still clean," said Grace Oleyi, Chair of the water committee for the spring.

"Our water is still safe even during this rainy season unlike before when the rain would make the water muddy and [the] rate of contamination would be very high. Cases of regular coughs among our community's members which we believe were due to the dirty water have gone down, especially among our children."

"The spring being protected saves us a lot of time when fetching water compared to the times when the spring was not protected. One would take more time at the spring making many people [have] to wait in the line."

Bravin Manyasa

Even for someone as small as 6-year-old Bravin Manyasa, the protection of Nanjira Spring is tangible. What has changed for him since last year?

"My mum allows me to fetch water at the spring. She says I won't have a hard time drawing the water," and indeed he no longer does.

Margaret, Bravin, and Field Officer Lillian Achieng



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