A new well means people do not have to walk far for water.
A village in Kenya has clean water now.
Before, people walked for hours every day to get water.
A group of volunteers built a new well in the village.
Now children have more time for school. Everyone is very happy.
A new well means residents no longer walk hours each day for water.
A small village in Kenya now has clean drinking water for the first time, after a group of volunteers helped build a new well.
Before the well was built, many families walked for two or three hours every day to collect water from a river, and the water was often not safe to drink.
The new well provides clean water close to the village, which local leaders say has already reduced illness among children.
With less time spent collecting water, more children are now able to attend school regularly.
Volunteers say the project has already reduced waterborne illness in the community.
Residents of a small village in Kenya have clean drinking water for the first time, following a project led by international volunteers who helped fund and build a new well over the past six months.
Previously, many families, mostly women and children, spent two to three hours each day walking to a nearby river to collect water that was frequently contaminated, contributing to recurring cases of waterborne illness.
Community leaders say cases of illness among children have already dropped noticeably since the well opened, and with less time spent on water collection, school attendance has risen sharply.
The organisation behind the project says it plans to fund similar wells in three neighbouring villages over the next year, pending further donations.