Lea Water Project
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Lea Water Project

This multi-million project was funded by local government with partnership of “Help the Least of These” and friends. I call it an “Oasis in the desert”. For many years this community have been living in fear of water borne disease year in year out this is due to lack of clean water. Most of the people who could not afford to go as long as 5km away in search of clean water depended on dirty ponds which they shared with animals. Young women & girls walked 5km in search of water and even after getting to the water point, their trouble did not end there, since at water point they were sometimes asked for sex in exchange of clean water. As a father of girls I was so annoyed to read this bad news, I never wanted my girls or wished any girls to go this form of discrimination. I approached local government with a proposal that was accepted with condition that I must look for other partners to fully help cover the cost. Right now we have clean, safe, sparkling and reliable water for the community. This water serves approximately 500 households and their animals. This is one of the greatest achievements we had in 2021.