Unique Technology Brings Cheer to Water Starved Villagers

In 2006, the scarcity of water in Musingini village meant that many villagers would have to make the 3-mile walk to the nearest body of water, the Mathauta river.

Once at the river, their journey was far from over. The Mathauta River is dry most of the of the time which meant that villagers would now have to dig in order to reach a water source. "The villagers would scoop sand out of the river bed until they reached a source of water. The water would not be clean, but we had no option but use it,” says James Mutui, a local resident.

Because water was a scarce commodity, taking a full bath was uncommon. "People used to clean themselves up using just a cup of water and a piece of cloth and then they would go to work,” Mutui adds.

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