Living Water International

When Living Water visited the Karachuonyo community, they interviewed community members to hear about their experience with the water crisis. Each person detailed how intertwined their poverty was with the lack of safe water. One resident said, “Every time the hand pump broke down, it took several weeks to repair it. This was always the most difficult time for everyone in our community. When we couldn’t walk to a neighboring community, we had no choice but to buy water from a roving tanker truck. It costs a lot of money to purchase a single jerrycan. This would leave us with little to no money for other important needs like food. The introduction of the water kiosk not only alleviated the physical burden of gathering water from a faraway source but also unlocked new opportunities for Jane and her neighbors. Jane now manages the water kiosk alongside her thriving fish mongering...