But for one Idaho Falls family, the humanitarian plight in one African country is never far from their minds, and they are working to bring the issues there to the forefront.
Three college degrees later, Musingi has settled in Idaho Falls with his wife, Cristal, and their four children.
“So when I came back to the United States, I started to think ‘what can I do to help my people back home from this epidemic?’ They are suffering from all these infections and diseases that were caused by unclean water.” Through their nonprofit organization Clean Water in Kenya, the Musingis have raised thousands of dollars for water distribution and well-drilling as well as an orphanage.
Musingi said they raised about $6,000 from their Oct. 20 presentation.
You bring your friends, get together, and we enjoy life.
But at the same time, this is a fundraising event.” All proceeds from the benefit will go to help provide clean water for Kenyans as well as to support an orphanage through United in the Hope of Africa.
“It’s been like five years (since the start of the Clean Water in Kenya initiative), and we’re still progressively raising money and stuff like that,” Myka said.
Through slides, pictures and other visual aids, the family brings attention to the water situation in Kenya, along with the daily struggles of life for the region’s residents.
The Musingi children learned these lessons firsthand.
Lugging that around was a big struggle, and I don’t think we realized that a lot of times people were not drinking water to the same standard we were.” The trip inspired the children to get more involved with their father’s passion.