Kindly Donated by Soho House Through Purchases of Life Water

“My name is Nyariak Dut Makuei. I’m 36 years old and a mother of five children. I am Married to my husband, and God blessed us with five children. We sincerely love each other. I am a businesswoman who is doing small business in the Wanyjok market. From the beginning, I’ve been a farmer who cultivates some food crops and cash crops and keeps a few domestic animals. Life was too bad, so we decided my husband and I would open a restaurant in the market to start a business. It was very small by then compared to now. During that time, my children didn’t attend school, but now they attend regularly. Therefore, this repair supports our business well, especially those following businesses, such as restaurants, tea, generators, laundry, and finally, those who make wine as their primary business. (The types of wine they have prepared are as follows: muon-heer, Athilia, Muon-Malek, and so on; that is what they are called in our local language) These were the people who were most affected when the well was broken. When our well broke, it affected us negatively; we didn’t get adequate water to cook food and drink in restaurants. Most restaurants are closed because when there is not enough water, activities are limited, leading our children to be hungry and thirsty at home. We don’t get money to buy them food in the market, and now also to pay their school fees. We are now hungry because there is no water for cooking food in restaurants, and tea and laundry around here are shut down. After all, water collected from neighboring wells is not enough to make the activities smooth & continued. Today will be excellent for everyone around Ariet Borehole because everyone will resume their activities quickly. Most people are doing business that requires water, e.g., restaurants, tea, laundry, and winemakers, and those activities will continue without enough water. We will not fight and quarrel with those neighboring wells anymore. We will get our water very near here and progress with our business to earn enough money to buy all the school requirements for our children.”

Nyariak Dut Makuei, 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.