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Health and Hygiene Training participants at Masogo Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Masogo Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Miguye Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Miguye Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Mitando Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Mitando Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Nduru Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Nduru Primary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Onjiko Secondary School
Health and Hygiene Training participants at Onjiko Secondary School
The People of 7 Schools in Kisumu, Kenya, thank
Anonymous Donors

For helping them complete health & hygiene training

A message from the community

Thank you for the hygiene talk. We have learned a lot about sanitation. We also want to thank you for teaching us, including the boys in our school, about menstrual hygiene  Thank you for letting them know that periods are not a disease. Thank you also for giving us the reusable sanitary towels. They will be of great help to us. God bless you and we welcome you again to our school.

  -- Students 

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

Kisumu County is a region surrounded by the great Lake Victoria, several permanent rivers, and reservoirs. People living there have no problem acquiring water for general domestic use. However, having clean drinking water has been a problem since time immemorial, due to little or no knowledge of the importance of treating water and preventing it from becoming contaminated.

Fortunately, donors have enabled Lifewater Canada to team up with STADA, a non-government organization from Kisumu County, to teach the residents the importance of health, hygiene, and sanitation. The program focuses on personal hygiene, which includes water treatment, and protecting the environment, including their water sources.

The hour-long sessions held in schools, churches, community centres and other locations involve everyone from a community regardless of age, gender, social, economic, and political status. Provided they are available, they show up.

The interesting and interactive sessions always reveal that local people have a lot to learn, but also a willingness to learn and to improve their living situations by making small changes to their lifestyles. The changes aren't financially costly, which is good news for many families trying to survive on less than a dollar a day.

The schools visited by STADA are eager to keep their students in class instead of frequent visits to the hospital to treat sicknesses caused by poor hygiene and sanitation. For the students' parents, better hygiene and sanitation translates to healthy living and less spending on hospital visits, which make the learning sessions even more welcome.

Your donations enabled Lifewater and STADA to visit these communities:

  • Masogo Primary School -- 54 participants
  • Miguye Primary School -- 43 participants
  • Mitando Primary School -- 75 participants
  • Nduru Primary School -- 65 participants
  • Nyamrundu Primary School -- 47 participants
  • Odienya Primary School -- 50 participants
  • Onjiko Secondary School -- 25 participants 



Every $1 you give provides a child with safe water for a year!


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