Provide clean & safe water for 1500 women&children

The Provide safe and clean water for 1500 children and women projectaimed at improving water supply and sustaining it to serve the Mutulani community in Makueni County, Kenya has continued to enjoy the benefits of the water since its extension to the Mutulani Dispensary was completed. The Dispensary is where the water has directly served every community member.

The following have taken place in the area since February this year:

•       The long rains which occur between February and April every year failed resulting to serious crop failure where famine has already struck in Mutulani and major parts of the country.
•       2022 being an Election year in Kenya, political activities have grown from moderate to high where official campaign period began towards end of May 2022.
•       There has been an economic shift where prices of all commodities have risen.

The above issues resulted to a community meeting in early June that was aimed at holding dialogues on building community resilience after such occurrences and fast track connecting Mutulani Market with water for general public use. To achieve this, the community committed to undertake the following:

•       Construct a manhole at the distribution point to safeguard the gate valves distributing water to the various institutions from interference of students. This activity is underway led by the Project Management Committee and MAWE CBO.
•       MAWE CBO to spearhead tree planting activities in efforts of recharging water as one of the identified technologies and undertake political education to ensure that leaders of integrity are put in office during the forthcoming election as a way of safeguarding public resources
•       The community agreed to participate in the upcoming fundraising campaigns as well as prepare well for sustainable agricultural practices such as water harvesting to reverse climate change effects.
•       It was also agreed that the community would not connect water to the market before monitoring its yield until the next rain season to determine its viability to meet all the institutions water needs since the dry season is expected to be longer than usual.

Thank you GlobalGiving and our donors for supporting this noble cause. We still request for continued support to realize fully the main goal of this project. We remain indebted