A path shared for 27 years - IFAD

Now that we have plenty of water, we can keep livestock.
Comment from farmers in Rukanga, Kenya
“Thanks to the project, I get water from the tap near my home. I don’t
have to go to the river and carry heavy jerrycans on my head. I have
plenty of water, too: I’m using four jerrycans a day instead of three.
Because I have more time for farming, my family has enough to eat
and I can even sell some.”
Elderly lady in Rukanga, Kenya
“I used to get up well before dawn to be among the first in line at the
spring. If I went later, I’d have to wait a long time and the water would be
full of dirt after so many people had dipped into it. In the evenings, I’d
send the children to the spring right after school even though that meant
they’d get back too late to do their homework. That’s all past us now.”
Leah Wanjiku, Water Users Group member, Wakahare protected spring, Kenya
“We used to spend all our time fetching water. Now we can
spend more time on our farming”.
Jemat Akute, Local woman leader, Eritrea
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Village health worker carrying water
from the rain water harvesting tank,
Kondoa, United Republic of Tanzania.
©IFAD/C. Nesbitt
Young men using bicycles and jerrycans
to fetch water for customers, Rwanda.
©IFAD/S. Beccio
Farmer using plastic sheeting to limit
wastage of scarce water, Niger.
©IFAD/D. Rose