Mwende Uses Water for Income-Generation!

Your gift last year unlocked Mwende's potential for a brighter future. Since then, she and the Kithalani Community, which has 800 residents, have had clean, reliable water. Your contribution has made a significant impact. Thank you for making a difference!

"This waterpoint is very close to my home, and I am able to get clean drinking water for my family. This waterpoint has really helped us, and we are even using the water to irrigate our kitchen gardens at home and the group tree nursery," said Mwende.

Before the Dug Well Installation

Like many women in Kenya, 38-year-old Mwende Kavuthi is responsible for collecting water to meet her and her family's daily needs. Before last year’s water intervention, this task stole her time and negatively affected her.

Drinking the water caused severe consequences. Many in the community suffered from waterborne diseases that created health problems, affecting their daily lives. Limited accessibility also meant people wasted time collecting sufficient water to meet their needs. The difficult journey to collect water sapped their physical and emotional energy, creating roadblocks. For Mwende, in particular, it lessened her opportunity to farm and maintain her daily hygiene.

"The previous waterpoints were far away, and I would spend more than [an] hour fetching water and going back home. Thus, I had to draw water from nearby scoop holes in the seasonal river, which was contaminated and caused water-related infections," said Mwende.

Since the Dug Well Installation

Your generous gift last year was much more than a simple donation; it was a powerful statement about your commitment to this community and Mwende’s future. By supporting the water solution, you made clean water an everyday reality, fostering hope for a brighter future.

Mwende by the well.

Reliable and clean water lays the groundwork for improved health, education, and economic possibilities, allowing people to thrive. We frequently hear from those we interview that "water is life!"

"We no longer walk several kilometers searching for water because this waterpoint is nearby. Fetching water now only takes a few minutes because this waterpoint is less than 500 meters (.3 miles) from my home," said Mwende.

The Future is Looking Bright!

A year ago, you made a difference for Mwende and the rest of her community. This is just the first chapter of their story as access to clean water continues to improve their lives!

At The Water Project, we value sustainability and want to ensure that people continue to thrive. We commit to monitoring this project to ensure the water is always flowing and safe to consume. We inspect the system hardware, track water availability, conduct sanitary inspections, and collect water quality samples to identify risks. We work with our team on the ground to resolve them.

You gave Mwende a crucial tool for achieving her dreams: access to clean water. Together, we can excitedly expect that with this precious resource, her enthusiasm and courage will help fulfill dreams.

"This waterpoint has been of great help to us because not only do we have water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene, but we can also make bricks for construction. We set up a tree nursery and distributed the seedlings among the members of the group. I want to nurture my own tree nursery where I will be selling seedlings to our community members and improve my livelihood, which is possible now that we have enough water nearby," Mweni concluded.