Kunya Village Water Project
At present, women are THE water system of Kunya Village! All
the water for cooking, washing, agriculture, and even for drinking
is 
fetched and carried from Lake Victoria exclusively by women. To
fill their 5-gallon buckets, they must wade through 50 feet of thick
hyacinth growth, infested with snakes (some poisonous) and leeches. When
full, the containers weigh 48 pounds and are carried on the women’s
heads, sometimes for miles, to their homes.
Having an accessible water supply will save the women hundreds of labor intensive hours, freeing them to pursue income generating activities such as, goat raising, and the Kunya Village Bakery; thereby raising their self-esteem and giving them the opportunity to become financially independent. It will also serve the community at large, by greatly reducing typhoid and other water-borne diseases, presently very rampant in the village.
Mama na Dada has
begun a multi-phased, critically needed water project for the whole
community. A government survey has been carried out and plans
produced.
The cost of providing clean drinking water for the whole community of 5,000 people will be US $86,000.
To make a much needed donation, visit Global Partners for Development. In the donation area, you can specify how you would like your donation to be used.