WATER SUSTAINS LIFE! THFO BRINGS SUCCOR TO DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES

One can literally feel the euphoria around the people of Kawon Dowaya; you can see the smiles on their faces and hear the drums of celebration as the women (old and young), men, youth and children danced to the rhythm of the songs giving praise to Jehovah for the water project donated to their community.

Kawon Dowaya is an old community located at the outskirt of Numan, in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa. A population of about 1000 people and 100 households makes up the Kawon Dowaya Community.

Before the Harvest Family Outreach came to their rescue, the people had no access to safe drinking water. Their only source of water supply was a stream some kilometer away from the community

Kawon Dowaya community has only one source to water; stream which is a home to tapeworms The community has been plagued with a tapeworm, this made them to be stigmatized as people from other neigbouring community do not inter marry with their communities cause of the 50-year old stigma that bedeviled the community due to lack of access to potable water. For women, house hold chores like cooking was a huge problem due to water scarcity, Member of the communities were exposed to water borne diseases-Elephantiasis.

It was therefore a huge celebration as the Harvest Family Outreach donates a hand pump borehole project to Kawon Dowaya community, for them it was a huge celebration that brought an end to a 50-year old plague. The project was donated on the 25th of June 2022 and handed over to the community. At the official commissioning and opening prayers, the people were lilted with Joy as it reflected their countenance.

We are so happy to have this project in our community; this will curtail diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid amongst other diseases.

Like Kawon Dowaya, Kilanko Tadurga community in Zuru Local Government had a similar challenge before the intervention of the Harvest Family,Kilanko lack access to potable water with the rural dwellers going through a lot of hardship to get water. The community members walk several kilometers in search of water while others depend on water from ponds and streams.

Prior to the donation of the hand pump borehole, water has been a challenge in Kilanko community where Missionaries have trekked long distance to get water even though confirmed unhygienic for drinking which results to water borne diseases like cholera, tapeworms, acute diarrhoea, and dysentery amongst others.

The Harvest family donated a hand pump borehole to the community through the Navigators who brought their plight to the knowledge of the Harvest Family. Their joy knew no bound as the members thank God for the gift or water which according to them is an answered prayer.