Kanyango Women's Group

Kisumu county, Kenya

are thankful for the generous support of

Mark Wiesner

(Edmonton, AB)

Elsie Chow

(Richmond Hill, ON)

for helping rehabilitate their broken handpump and reestablish their access to safe water

Latitude: -0.206038, Longitude: 34.83632
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A message from the community

Thank you so much, Lifewater Canada, for sending your expertise to repair our well. -- Community Leaders

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

Kanyango has a water well that was drilled in 1995. The well's hand pump has broken down several times since then from constant use. Each time, there was a long wait while residents struggled to raise the money for repairs. During these down periods, those who could afford it would buy water from expensive vendors. Everyone else had to resort to unsafe water from creeks and other sources that might lead to diarrheal diseases. When the pump failed again recently, help arrived much sooner than anticipated, thanks to Lifewater Canada donors who funded the pump repair at no cost to the community. Safe and readily accessible water is flowing freely again in Kanyango.