By Michael Murigi | Project Leader
Dear Donors,
First, receive our thanks for generously assisting us to fight food insecurity and poverty in our project through our cassava project. The project has reduced hunger and farmers now have a new and more reliable source of income in the wake of climate change - induced droughts.
As we have reported previously, having tackled the hunger problem to a notable extent, we now set our eyes on addressing the problem of water scarcity. Both of these problems stem from the increased incidences of droughts. People in the village are forced to trek long distances in search of water. In the process, wasting a lot of time that would have been utilized in gainful economic activities. Additionally, the only water available is from open wells, prone to contamination. This has lead to occasional outbreaks of water-borne diseases.
As a community, we plan to drill a borehole that would serve as a source of clean water for domestic use. This would serve a great deal in safeguarding the health of locals, improving educational standards by freeing children to learn and enabling women to participate longer in bettering their families' welfare rather than spend the better part of the day in search of water. It is for this purpose that we kindly request for your continued support.
Many thanks for your generosity,
Michael Murigi
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