When a young girl from Kariciungu village of Murang’a County explained the plight of her family to a well-wisher, she was not sure her wish would be granted.

Anne Njeri, a class three pupil in April this year approached a patron of an American based charity organization which was installing a water tank in their school and requested if her family could get a better house.

Njeri through her teacher Thomas Gacharu told a patron of Can-Do-Kids International, Karanja Wamatangi that with her six siblings and their sickly parents dwell in a one-roomed iron sheet made house.

The rundown home, a shack, was also used to keep their goats, making it hard for Njeri and her siblings to concentrate on their studies.

Gachuru said they managed to build a two bedroomed house, a water taker, a toilet and furnished the house with new house items

“Our organization has been dedicated to construct water tanks to schools in an effort to improve hygiene in local learning institutions, but in some special cases like the one of this family, our patron Karanja Wamatangi opted to assist,” noted Gathuru.

He said many families were in need of help and people in villages should go out of their way and support where possible.

“We have very many families suffering but support in whatever way may help some families come out of poverty,” he added.

Can-Do-Kids International under the patronage of Wamatangi is currently constructing 38th mega water in a local school. The programme of constructing water tanks is seen as a major boost in the fight against COVID-19 when schools reopen.

KNA by Bernard Munyao