Lydia Kiserian along with
the other members of the Women’s Water User Group in Laikipia county of Kenya,
manages a rain water harvesting structure near their homestead. The women
received guidance and support from Pragya in setting up the structure as part
of its initiative to improve water access in Kenyan Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
(ASALs). This water source has saved her from walking 3 to 4 hours every day to
fetch water from the river, along with the children making several trips. The
structure stores enough rain water for their domestic needs and for the
livestock. Lydia is now able to engage in activities that brings extra income
to her family. She has now joined a group to make beaded ornaments and sell
them. The children in the household get humble time to concentrate on learning
and doing homework rather than fetching water after school.
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