2023 Annual Report
Joyce and her family now have clean water for drinking , cooking , washing clothes , bathing and other household chores .
The water Joyce would bring home was dirty and contaminated , but it would be the only option for her family to drink , wash and bathe with . Her children hated going to school when they couldn ’ t bathe and their uniforms were never clean . On one occasion , the entire family was infected with cholera , putting a huge financial burden on the household . Joyce ’ s husband and eldest son tried to help by accompanying her on her journeys , but this would cause them to miss work and school .
Less income for the family , meant less food and more struggle to pay school fees for her children . Life was torture for Joyce , all because of water .
The first day Joyce collected clean water from the new well drilled by The Sonder Project in 2021 , she admits that they couldn ’ t stop drinking it . “ My husband bathed 3 times that day ,” she recalls with a laugh . Since then , Joyce ’ s life has transformed from stress to stability . Her children are excited to go to school , and she and her husband have more free time to work on various farms to earn enough money for the household . “ Our life is more free . As a family , we are much happier .”
Joyce celebrates the freedom of clean water .
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