Mucaija Selemane is a 63-year-old woman and devoted mother of nine.
For years, her daily routine involved an exhausting journey, walking more than two kilometres each day with other women from her community to the lower part of the village in search of water. They had to carry heavy buckets filled with water that was often contaminated and frequently led to illnesses.
To address these problems, KMAD constructed a water supply system with a 20,000-litre reservoir and seven public taps, strategically distributed throughout the community, including in the expanding areas. For the first time, the community had access to clean and safe water. Mucaija then had a domestic connection installed at home.
For Mucaija, this was a profound transformation. Her children now have access to clean water, which means better health and the time she spent on long journeys to fetch water is now used to develop her small business of producing maheu, a traditional non-alcoholic beverage, which is the family’s main source of income.
She has transformed her life and that of her family and is free of the burden of daily water collection.