Agirigiroi

The Agirigiroi project is completed and was originally providing clean water to 3,000 community members. The system quickly grew to also provide irrigation, use for new income sources, and be a regular supply for students.

In 2023, the system was extended to reach three different communities providing clean water to 5,000 more people.

Every community member is within 0.5km of a clean water source.

Give Clean Water

Living off the land

The farmers of Agirigiroi thrive off fertile land and a swampy marsh. They have welcomed our team to learn about their water issues and how they survive during the dry season. During field assessments, we would stay all day long as families wanted to show us how they cook, play, and entertain each other.

A DISAPPEARING Resource

The only water sources were hand dug wells. The water was murky, shared with animals, and used for everything. During the four month dry season, all of the hand dug wells went dry. Women and children walked 4 km to a well shared by over 5,000 people.

Sickness and Dirty Water

“That happens all the time. We just scoop the mouse out and drink the water.”
Bacteria are present in the hand dug wells. Children and adults become ill from the water––but it is the only available source.

Your Donations At Work

The project is complete, and here are the immediate benefits we see.

The walk to collect water has dropped from an average of 4 hours to 15 minutes.
More students arrive to school on time in the morning from not spending hours collecting water.
More crops are growing in the dry season, since people can spend more time maintaining their gardens.

Clean Water, Training, and Community Leaders

Clean water is here!

It takes an entire community

The community is involved with every step of the project. They provide help for training, maintenance, and designs. They volunteer their time, energy, and resources to complete the project and maintain it.

Project Technical Responsibility

The project process takes its own team of engineers, scientists, and managers to ensure it all works. Local professionals and government officials offer their services to help us.

Meet The Agirigiroi Community

Daughter of the School Head Master

While visiting and accessing a hand pump at a school, the school head master and his daughter showed us around. She quickly grabbed for the hand pump handle to try and pump it after we tried ourselves.

School Head Master and His Daughter

The School Head Master showed us around the property so we could study the hand pump well nearby. He agreed to take a beautiful portrait photo.

Deep Hand Dug Well

Steven showed us how deep some of the hand dug wells are and how children go in to get water. He is a Water User Committee member for Agirigiroi responsible to keep the community informed.

After Work, We Tell Stories

Our Community Manager, Andrew (Right), talks to the oldest person living in Agirigiroi. He is 93 and a wonderful person to talk to. Everyday, we would meet on his land to have tea and talk about the water solution.

Community Leaders in Discussion

Some of the community leaders talk to each other about one of our meetings to provide proper follow through and recommendations. We meet with them each day to share updates, planning, and hold community meetings.

Our Committee Leader

Our Water User Committee Leader, Helen, with her two boys stand for a portrait. She is in charge of the community based organization, Kateta People Living with HIV/AIDS and cares for orphans that parents have passed away from HIV complications. She is a role model.

Playing, Foraging, and Exploring

The girls of Agirigiroi loved to show us the different games they play and always fight for who’s team we were on. After we explored different fields and trees to find fresh fruit, edible seeds, and mangoes.

Sustainable Farming

Many farmers have taken up sustainable farming practices to try and grow crops year round and through the dry season. One solution this man is leading is fish farming.