By Kathleen P. Mahoney | Fundraising and Communications Coordinator
The members of Team Vision did not have an easy time getting their water venture up-and-running. No sooner had they launched their water enterprise than their water supply dried up, diverted to the nearby Rwandan military base. After months of unsuccessful negotiations, Vision raised the funds needed from their own community to run a new pipeline that would not compete with the base. They excavated new trenches, laid the pipe, and finally began selling water. The water authority was so impressed with their commitment as well as their financial skills acquired through our training, they asked the team to take over two additional water points; the team will be providing water access to up to 6,000 people in the coming months!
With the profits from the sale of water at their own water point, Vision has already funded family planning workshops attended by 115 couples; water hygiene and sanitation trainings for 187 households; free sanitation supplies for 20 of the most vulnerable households in the community, and the team has been instrumental in helping four children, who had dropped out, successfully return to school.
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