Our local team in Tanzania had the privilege of visiting Mabalangu village and confirmed that the water system is operating well, providing daily access to clean water to the 1,637 community members.
Your support continues to impact this community and has certainly transformed their lives for the better, drastically improving their health and wellbeing and significantly eradicating all waterborne diseases such as dysentery and typhoid. Women are safer and able to spend time caring for their families whilst children are now able to attend school as they are no longer required to spend hours each day, in search of clean water.
With access to clean water, community members have been able to establish agricultural initiatives and are starting to build brick homes, keeping their families healthier and safer and this is all thanks to you!
Naomi Joseph Sanya, an 18 year old student (featured below), shares how this project has impacted her life:
"Before this water project, I contracted a mild case of typhoid because we used to fetch our water from a water source that we shared with cattle. Because of this disease, I missed a lot of school days which meant that I eventually had to drop out of school, shattering my dream of becoming a nurse. However, with the implementation of this water project, my mother and I grew a watermelon garden thanks to having access to clean water. Last year was our most successful year to date as we were able to sell a significant number of water melons. The money from this business helped me enroll in school again and I hope to continue to pursue my dreams of becoming a nurse. Thank you Water 4 Mercy for this wonderful gift!"
You can continue to monitor this project using the link here.
Warm regards and thank you once again for your support and partnership,
Matilda and the Tanzania Team.”