Still Walking for Water
I just completed my most extensive trip to Northern Kenya and it was so different from what I ever could have imagined. Last year I was praying for rain as the region was suffering from drought. The people were fighting to keep their herds, their livelihood and food source, alive. Then the rains began in November last year and have not stopped. This is the longest and hardest rainy season in the last 20 or 30 years. And so I saw fat animals and healthy children. Rivers jumped their bank, deserts became shallow lakes, and roads became muddy messes. The desert was speckled with green.
And yet, even as the rains continued, I visited a community that had moved away from a mountain spring to live in the shadow of a mountain. They moved because they realized they needed to be closer to a road and be more visible if they were to receive development help. They want 'better' things for their children, like a primary education. Now they have a school room but need a water source if they are going to get a teacher. One step closer, and they still spend hours walking for water. Rivers are flooding and yet people still have to walk for water.
~ Pamela Crane, PhD, Africa Field Manager
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