Kristen's Visit
The journey to Ndonyo Wasin was long and hot. Though Ndonyo Wasin is just 25 kms from Sere Olipi and only 22 kms off A2, the tarmac road, it seemed to take forever to get there!
As Wednesday is market day in Ndonyo Wasin, Lucas and I did not meet many people in the community. We did meet a young boy, Leipua (9) and a young girl, Nenderua (11) who were fetching water for themselves and their herd. These children are not going to school as the closest primary school is Ndonyo Wasin Primary School and quite far from their homes.
The great surprise that we were met with at Nesesiai was that the water in the well is NOT salty! Reports prior to the spring rains had been that the water in the well was salty and therefore not good for human consumption, however, since the rains the water is fresh. Lucas and I even tried it for ourselves.
The community has made improvements by fencing the well. The children told us that since the well the community has not been plagued with cholera, malaria and flu. Prior to the Nesesiai Well, the community would take water from hand dug wells nearby. This water caused sickness and even death. During the raining season, it was impossible to use the hand dug wells. Now, well water is used for drinking, cooking, bathing (even when salty) and for livestock (salty or not).
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