Earlier this month, Sherry Anderson, mother of former Volunteer Kyle Anderson began a crowdfunding page to raise money to pipe water in Ingarooj, Kenya. She became inspired when her son returned from Ingarooj and shared the stories of the kindness he received when staying with the Maasai. Sherry launched the crowdfunding page with hopes of raising $4,000 to bring clean water closer to the Maasai community.

Sherry and Kyle!

Water access is a major issue affecting the Maasai community as the nearest water sources are 45 minutes away and take much longer on the way back when carrying 20kg water jugs. The newly proposed project would pipe clean water from the nearest well (10km away) and create a new well that will be less than 1km away for more than 1,000 people. This new well would also serve an estimated 4,000 goats, 3,000 sheep and over 6,000 cattle!

Eunice carrying Moses and Water

On July 28 2010, the United Nations passed resolution 64/292 declaring that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right and is essential to the realization of all human rights. Through the continued positive efforts of Sherry and others like her MAYOO hopes that it can provide this essential human right to the Maasai in Ingarooj and help make their lives a little easier. MAYOO would like to thank Sherry and Kyle for the continued help and support of the Maasai community. We’re incredibly proud that their efforts have earned them an article in the local paper, and we hope that her positive activism inspires more people to help out. You can donate and share Sherry’s fundraising page here! Thank you again Sherry and Kyle for all your hard work we hope we can complete this project soon!

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Ashe Oleng!