What would you do if the only water tap in your house stopped working? If you knew how to fix it, you’d likely try to repair it yourself. If not, you’d probably call a plumber. But what if you had no knowledge of how to fix the tap yourself and you couldn’t afford the repair… Continue reading This looks like a job for… “the water people”
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Community establishes hygienic roots
Evalina Kalata is a child of displacement. Before she was born, Evalina’s parents, along with 57,000 other poor tribespeople who lived along the banks of Zambia’s Zambezi River, were forced out of their homes to allow for construction of the gigantic Kariba Dam. Evalina grew up in a re-settled and remote village called Nang’amba, where… Continue reading Community establishes hygienic roots
Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)
Seventy-year old Ann Adoyole lives in a tiny village in one of Kenya’s dustiest, most arid regions: West Pokot County. Along with other women and girls in her community, she has spent most of her life searching for and fetching water for her family. Then suddenly, in late 2013, everything changed…! What a difference Ann and… Continue reading Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 2 of 2)
Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 1 of 2)
Special thanks to our Assistant Director of Africa, Alice Mwangi, for sharing Ann’s story with us! Ann Adoyole is 70 years old, and lives in a village in West Pokot County in Kenya. She has two sons and several grandchildren. Since she came to live in this village after her marriage many years ago, she made the trek on a daily basis… Continue reading Fresh water saves lives and prevents blindness (Part 1 of 2)
