Kindly Donated by Soho House Through Purchases of Life Water

“My name is Ayel Kuol. I am 46 years old, and I am married to my sweet husband. Indeed, God has truly blessed us with seven children. Among them, I have given birth to twins twice, and they are all alive. This is one of the greatest blessings God has given me, and I always pray to the Almighty Father to keep them alive for me. Now, I send them to school. My first set of twins is in Primary Seven, and my second set of twins is in Primary Four. Among my children, five are boys and two are girls. Two boys and one girl are not attending school because they are still young and because we lack financial support. As you see, I am a farmer, and I survive on what I grow in the garden and from my domestic animals, like cows, goats, and sheep. However, these animals are not enough to both feed my family and sell in the market to earn money for school fees. We—both people and animals—have suffered from thirst for more than a week without enough water to drink. Since it is the dry season, there is no rain, and there are no rivers or swamps nearby to provide water for us and our domestic animals. To go without water for one day is even harder than going without food for a whole week because water is essential for our lives, our animals, and even our trees, like mango, pawpaw, guava, and lemon trees. Now, we feel excited to see our well flowing with clean water again! We will no longer have to fetch water from the neighboring well and other distant sources. Carrying containers and jerrycans from far distances causes a lot of pain in our bodies—on our necks, heads, and chests. But now that our well is working again, our suffering and pain will be reduced. We will no longer go and quarrel at the neighboring well because our own well is now working effectively!”

Ayel Kuol, Community Member.

This project was undertaken as part of our campaign of projects that actively reduce carbon emissions. This project helped the community save their much needed wood which was previously being burnt daily to boil water. This project has also eliminated the many thousands of hours previously spent on walking to collect water.