In the East Ward of Kabondo village in Kenya, the scarcity of clean and safe drinking water is not merely a daily inconvenience, but a full-on crisis that robs the community of its future. While the non-access to water affects everyone, the burden is most heavily placed onto the shoulders of the women and girls of the community.
Every morning, as the sun rises groups of young girls leave their homes before daybreak, setting off on a long, often unsafe journey to find water. Carrying jerry cans, these girls walk for miles to the nearest water source, often an open well or a distant stream. The search for water consumes their entire morning, leaving them exhausted and late for school or, in many cases, unable to attend at all.
