Last year Elinat Jonathan, 28, used to collect all the water needed for herself, her husband, her four sons, her daughter and two of her sister’s children, every day, from an open well using just a rope and bucket. Elinat told Pump Aid that not only was this hard work but there was also a serious health issue during the rainy season when dirty runoff water would fall into the open well.

As a family we doubted about safety of water from this well as it had an offensive smell and looked cloudy

Elinat also told Pump Aid that last year there had been three incidences of children falling into the well.

Now Elinat and the rest of Eliamu village have got safe access to clean water, through the installation of an Elephant Pump. The villagers also received sanitation and health training from Pump Aid, helping the village households to better understand hygiene and sanitation practices. Elinat and her husband Joseph also managed to convince 2 other households to help build a toilet, to help ensure a clean environment surrounding the pump.

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