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12
Sep

HARVESTING WATER FROM THE ATMOSPHERE IN SAMBURU

By Laura Lereo and Lucy Ahatho Girls from Samburu Girls Foundation (SGF) neither drink water from rivers nor from salty boreholes. Right at the door of their dining hall is a new technology that has changed their lives in this water-starved area. An aerial view of the institution shows a fenced off parcel of land containing 40 rectangular panels, sitting

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12
Sep

SAMBURU GIRLS’ WATER HURDLES

By Siana Leresh and Priscah Loremoi It is 6:30 AM. Nashaki wakes up, picks up her bucket and rushes out of the dormitory. There has been a prolonged drought and her feet, all brown in the August dust, sink into stagnant water as she fetches water from a nearby community waterpoint. More girls join her with jerry cans and buckets

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