GIN: Water Issues!

WATER ISSUES IN KENYA

Dirty Water that Kenyans who do not have access to clean water drink

To start off this year with a strong topic relating to Kenya specifically, we have chosen to do “Water issues.” Water is one of the most basic needs for human survival, but water is significantly limited in many parts of Africa. Clean water, in specific, is desperate for people. People drink dirty water and are not aware of the diseases they can get from dirty water. In one of the documentaries that I have watched, I learnt that in dirty water, larvae dwells, and when these enter human body through drinking, they grow inside the body and penetrates through the person’s feet. This is easily treated but the spreading rate is extreme, considering that the infected river water is drank by the whole community.

Mr. Lavender, a Geography teacher at ISK, came to our meeting to talk about water issues in Kenya. His presentation was really an eye-opener for all of us because many of us were probably unaware of all the things he talked about. It was surprising to know how extreme the consequences of not drinking water, or clean water in general, was. He also provided us with a video which was about a lady talking about her experience in Africa. She looked really thankful to have been part of the project. I knew how proud achieving something is, so I really hoped that GIN club could do something for water issues.

Women walk miles and miles to get water. They even walk this long multiple times.