Water & Sanitation
Water is life! As precious as it sounds, it is used as a general-purpose liquid either for cooking or cleaning. In the slums of Njenga and Sinai in Nairobi, not many people have access to clean drinking water. Pipes carrying water passes below or on sewage, making it unsafe for human consumption as most pipes leaks – having been fitted by under qualified plumbers. Many families here don’t treat water before drinking (such as by boiling) as they fear the cost of paraffin or charcoal would be another burden for them. Because of these factors, many people – especially children – are prone to diseases like cholera, typhoid and amoeba. These are diseases that can be prevented if people have clean water.
It is sad, but true, that many families share a single latrine. Many don’t even use latrines as they dispose of their wastes along the waterways making it a disaster during rainy seasons. As we have bad drainage systems, this results to flooding of human waste all over the area which makes it unsafe for small children. As a determined charity, we are supporting them with safe cleaning water(bottled). We have also introduced another small program where we create an event, buy antibacterial soaps like Dettol and safeguard soaps where we wash children here at the slum to reduce chances of communicable diseases among them.