Giving Update: Shikangania Community, Abungana Spring

"The water used to be so dirty and the spring was open. Being that the spring is located at the bottom of a slope, all of the dirt from uphill was swept into the spring during the rainy season."

"Waterborne diseases were very common and affected most of the community members, especially children."

"Now, the spring is protected and the water is clean and this blesses my heart."

"My family and I no longer get sick, especially my children, whom I was treating for typhoid all the time."

"I now do farming more and I am saving the money that I used to pay at the hospital because I no longer visit the hospital."

"The water point has helped me and my family maintain higher standards of sanitation and hygiene."

Jared with Field Officer Olivia Bomji at the spring