Kamanyi village community member. You can never tell what amazing people you will meet walking down the road!
Members of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee carrying supplies for their rainwater harvesting system installations.
Priscah Mutia is not only a community and church leader but an entreprenuer; here standing in front of her mill for milling maize flour.
The women of Kamanyi are mobile on the two-wheelers!
Carrying water from the river to home is a big job in this community.
Mariah and the members of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee.
Surveying the remaining materials from the 2 rainwater harvesting installations.
Mone, a member of Tei Wa Wo. This woman was bed-ridden at one time in her life due to her battle with HIV. But, the intervention of Tei Wa Wo's self help group and home-based care for PLWHAS (people living with HIV and AIDS) and OVCs (orphans and vulnerable children) has helped her to regain her vigor and strength and now she is one of the most active and enthusiastic members of the group.
Jeniffer Mutinda and her family.
Tei Wa Wo water management committee viewing "Prescription for Health" during their WASH training.
Tei Wa Wo member, Pios, shoveling sand for the construction of the base for the plastic rainwater storage tank.
Priscah Mutia brgaining with the hardware store owners for materials for the rainwater harvesting installations.
Priscah Mutia helping the chairman of the water management committee conduct a water test using the Portable Microbiology Lab.
Priscah Mutia explaining how to cook food and pasteaurize water using Solar Cookers International CooKit.
This area is ideal for harnessing the power of the sun to replace firewood for cooking.
Priscah Mutia and Jeniffer Mutinda explaining the process of solar cooking.
Priscah Mutia helping the water managment committee breakdown the materials list for the rainwater harvesting installations in order to solidify their project proposal budget.
Jeniffer Mutinda, Priscah Mutia, and the leadership of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee working on their project proposal.
Kamanyi Primary School students and teachers with their new rainwater harvesting system and plastic storage tank.
Mariah with Jeniffer Mutinda and members of the Kamanyi Primary School faculty the day the installation was completed.
Preparations for the installtion of the plastic storage tank at Kamanyi Primary School.
The newly established vegetable garden and tree nursery at Kamanyi Primary School. This project will benefit greatly from the installation of a new rainwater harvesting system. The students are excused early from classes each afternoon to fetch water from the river to water the garden.
The school garden will supplement the school's daily nutritional feeding program.
Standard 4 students watering the carrots!
Installation of gutters on the new community health center.
A splash guard helps to improve the efficiency of the rainwater catchment from the roof of the community health center.
Tabitha, member of Tei Wa Wo, riding home.
The young teachers at Kamanyi Primary School examining the water tests of water sources carried to school by some of their students.
The Kamanyi Primary School faculty and their new plastic water storage tank.
Members of Tei Wa Wo.
Tei Wa Wo member, Titus, learning how to prepare the foundation for the rainwater harvesting storage tank.
Titus may be an elderly member of the community but he worked tirelessly for three days to learn the techniques of installing rainwater harvesting systems.
Jael Esther Amati facilitating a meeting with the members of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee.
Jeniffer Mutinda, Priscah Mutia and the secretary and chairman of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee receiving their AWWC seed grant.
The chairman of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee facilitating a discussion during a strategic planning meeting for the implementation of their water project.
Tei Wa Wo strategic managemtn committee for before the implementation of their water project.
Members of Tei Wa Wo working on the water project budget.
Song and dance to close out a meeting with Tei Wa Wo.
Water for the construction of the foundation for the plastic water storage tank was brought by donkey and cow-pulled cart to the community health center.
This girl and her donkey came and went from the river three times to fill the containers to be used for the water project installation.
This kid and his cows made two trips to bring water to the site!
Water containers the students of Kamanyi Primary School bring with them daily be used for cooking, latrines, and watering the school garden. It's a bit different than the requirement of brining a box of Kleenex to school for your elementary school classroom at the beginning of the year.
Results from water tests taken of water from the seasonal river used by members of the community for drinking, cooking, laundry, bathing, and watering kitchen gardens. The river water is severlely contaminated with E. Coli, evidence of recent fecal contamination.
The African women with their daily loads heading home.
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