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Children celebrate the arrival of clean drinking water at their school, Wema ADP, Kenya. Before the project was initiated, children depended on water with high saline from a lake near their school. “The first thing that I could do when I got home after school every evening was to get the donkey and my elder brother, descend to fetch water from the spring down a valley.” Cases of water-borne diseases were common, particularly among children. 2/20/13
Summary: Water is chronically scarce in Kenya and continually diminishing due to climate change and a growing population. Compounding this problem is the poor quality of available water which is often polluted or high in saline and other unsafe minerals. Access to safe water is often the top priority need identified by rural communities. In many areas, women and children are forced to walk several miles each day in search of water. Photos of World Vision’s response to this challenge.
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