Nthenya is 70 years old, married, a mother, and a grandmother. She and her family live in Mbooni. Every day, Nthenya and her grandchildren make three trips to fetch water that she describes as being very poor quality and carrying waterborne diseases.
“Life has never been easy through the years,” Nthenya tells us. “I got married to a dictator who wanted me indoors at all times. I never had friends to share my burdens.” When her husband found her speaking to their neighbors, he would verbally and physically abuse her for hours.
Nthenya found out about Tei wa Ngai Women’s Group from a friend and secretly joined in 2015. She wove sisal baskets and passed along money to her friend to pay the group targets. All these years, her husband had no idea she belonged to a women’s group that was providing her with support and friendship.
“Being in PFP is a blessing to us all,” Nthenya says. She was so happy to receive this rainwater catchment tank gift that will benefit her entire family. Nthenya’s husband was finally proud of what she has accomplished. “Receiving this tank was a total blessing and surprise to my husband. He hugged me and said sorry for all the suffering.”
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