Hello, my name is Ititu Ileli, 37 years old, a peasant farmer. I have 9 children. I live with my husband and the children. I and my children collect water from the spring.  We suffered from water infections for years.  At the water point, we spend hours before collecting water when people are many or it’s dirty. During dry seasons, women Fight and quarrel very at the water point over water, domestic violence was very common in homes.

We drink from the same spring with animals like, pigs, cows and other animals. During rain, rain water flows all into the spring, infecting it more.

Most times the water smells due to the contamination from the tree lives.  This has led to the spread of water borne illness like diarrhea, typhoid, stomach ache etc.

“We spend over 40,000 shillings to pay for medical bills in the health facility when one gets admitted. We don’t have money but we sell some of our animals, food items and borrow money to pay the bills, says Ileli”.

In line to the high rate of infections, we spend most of our resources on treatment of the sick ones and this has made us not to pay fees for our children in time, dress them, and feed them well and even developing our families.

From the time when our spring was protected by feat Africa, we no longer take long at the spring, no fights, quarrels, and we no longer suffer from illnesses like typhoid, diarrhea stomach ache, skin rushes etc. and we spend less time at the water point. We now pay our children in school, feed them and dress well now.

“Thank you feat Africa for the support and Joy you have set for us, God Bless you, says Ititu.”