Catherine's Celebration Story
Catherine and her daughter will be safe with access to clean water at home.
Catherine was the youngest child in her family. When she was just 16 years old, her father passed away. She was left to care for her elderly mother and shouldered most of the household chores.
One day, as Catherine ventured out to collect wood for cooking, she encountered a drunk man leaving a market. He assaulted Catherine, and she became pregnant. After giving birth at just 17 years old, Catherine struggled to take care of her baby. Her mother would help with childcare while she went to work at neighbors’ homes, earning a small income to purchase food and other necessities.
Now Catherine is 45 years old, a grandmother, and has been a member of Kyeni kya Ngiini Women’s Group for three years. Having the support of other women has been a great source of comfort for her. Catherine earned one rainwater catchment tank, which enabled her to start keeping poultry. To supplement the water from the tank, she and her daughter still had to walk to six kilometers to fetch water from an earth dam. She worried about their safety after her own traumatic experience.
With this gift of a second tank, they will have enough clean water at home. Catherine will finally be able to start a kitchen garden and plant vegetables. “I thank PFP for making me go this far with two tanks! I can now afford to meet my targets.”
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