Bringing Water Back to Life / Director's Cut

Thomas Mango

The HydroPack™ story has inspired so many people that we’re celebrating the 2011 holiday season with a special director’s cut of Bringing water back to life, the video that kicked off the compelling series.

The 15-minute director’s cut delves a little deeper into the HydroPack™ demonstration project conducted January 2011 in the flood-prone Budalangi area of Western Kenya.

“One of the main causes of flooding in Budalangi is due to dykes that were made a long time ago and their life spans have elapsed,” explains Thomas Mango, of the Busia Community Development Organization. ”This leads to a lot of spill over to the homesteads. And when it spills over, a lot of devastating effects is done, particularly to the crops, the houses and even to the human life.”

Charles Andiega Odhiambo has lived in the area his entire life. “Living in this place, it needs perseverance,” he says. “It is very vulnerable for kids. The moment it starts flooding, the kids normally are infected with the diseases that come along with these waters.”