Projects

KS23-P049

Kaagai communal hand-pump had been down for 16 months

Kaagai's young community members

Kaagai community happy to have water again

The People of Kenya thank
Barbara Kaye (Thunder Bay, ON)
Bill Bradley ( Oakville, ON )
For helping them repair their handpump in
Kaagai community

Latitude: -0.169581 Longitude: 34.81464
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A message from the community

We appreciate you for repairing our water well pump. Thank you so much. You have saved us from the frustrations of not having water.

-- Community Leaders

Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)

There are 350 children and adults in the village of Kaagai in Kisumu County who rely on a local well as their safe water supply. When the hand pump on that well broke down 16 months ago, those who could afford it began buying water from expensive vendors. But most children and adults had to resort to fetching water from the rice fields -- water that wasn't safe for human consumption, and that led to waterborne diseases among many community members.

Lifewater Canada responded by, with the help of our donors, repairing the broken hand pump and restoring safe water to the community.