When we first pulled up to the spring at Ripoi there was no one there. We walked around the site looking at the project. I was astounded that this small puddle of water about the size of a couple bird baths was their only source of water. Slowly people started showing up. A mother with her two young daughters came to scoop water out of the shallow indent in the earth.
During our February visit, the men of Papuyia were anxious to show the amount of time and energy it took for their women to go to the dry riverbed where they dug for murky water to supply their families. MOM has identified a well site with excellent potential for a successful flowing well.
Across the globe in rural Kenya there is a small village called Orngoswa. A place that bears a resemblance to the tiny zip codes dotted around rural Montana. The families throughout the area are stockmen, raising cattle, sheep and goats to provide for their families.
Clean water makes an incredible impact in the health and energy levels of those who have access to it. This Mother’s Day you have the chance to honor your mom while helping mothers across the world who are struggling to keep their families healthy and safe.
Clean water makes an incredible impact in the health and energy levels of those who have access to it. Another benefit is that the runoff from the water fetching point can be used to water small gardens that provide food for families to eat as well as a small source of income when the surplus is sold.
