In Maji, water doesn’t come from a tap.
For many families, it comes from miles away—carried by women and young teens in heavy jerry cans, drawn from muddy spring pools that cattle also drink from. The contaminants especially threaten babies and the elderly, both under the care of women.
But that changed for 7500 people—because of you.
In 2018, when the only pump serving Maji town burned out, families had no choice but to return to open springs. The water was unsafe, and the burden fell—again—on women. MDC stepped in. With support from donors and collaborating with local officials, we restored the well, installed a new solar-powered pump, and rebuilt the distribution system, returning clean water to thousands in Maji town.
Then came the calls from even more remote communities—some rural villages on steep slopes where there is no underground water table. Women there were hiking into forested hills to scoop murky water shared with livestock.
Once again, MDC responded.
In partnership with local departments, we launched a gravity-fed rural water system: protecting spring sources, building reservoirs, installing piping, and creating designated stations for people and animals. The result?
🚿 Clean water.
💪 Less physical strain for women.
❤️ Better health for entire families.
This is what real impact looks like: infrastructure that lifts people up while disappearing into the background. Quietly, steadily, MDC’s water work has helped transform everyday life.
Now, we’re building the next vital resource: a Women’s Development Center that gives women not just water, but a place to gather, grow, and lead their communities forward. A resource that will be locally sustainable and also empower our local partner church, which will maintain the building and oversee programs.
