Sokone School & Community Well
Project Snapshot
Country: Kenya
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 0.286940
Longitude 34.633080
Impact:
Total Served: 600
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 12/31/2009
Latest Update: 01/20/2010
Updated with new photos 12/31/2009
A new well is now under construction complete in
the community of Sokone in Western Kenya. This well will serve the
community of about 600 people and a local school.
Sokone is about 20km from Kakamega in the Central Butsatso Area.
Previously, the community fetched water from a stream about 2km away.
It, like most streams, is unprotected and shared by livestock. The
water is not safe.
The community has mobilized a water committee of 2 men and 5 women
who together with the village have collected the $300USD needed for the
initial surveys and permits.
In the video here, a woman from the community demonstrates what fetching water is was like for hundreds of women in this community.
Sponsors
Individuals:
Gift Date Between 06/08/2009 — 06/28/2009
Groups:
Wiese Planning – St. Louis, MO
St. Matthias High School – Downey, CA
St. Thomas Aquinas School – Monterey Park, CA
Elgin Academy – Elgin, IL
Mira Loma H.S. Recycling Club – Sacramento, CA
Morey Middle School – Denver, CO
Delta Sigma Theta
Fort Washington Alumni Chapter – Temple Hills, MD
Country Details
Kenya
- Population: 39.8 Million
- Lacking clean water: 43%
- Below poverty line: 50%
- Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
- Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
- Ethnic Groups:Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
- Life Expectancy: 57 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 55 deaths per 1000 live births
Partner Profile
Bridge Water Project
BWP staff and crew were originally trained by David Hansen, a retired water engineer from California. David visited Kenya, saw a need, and then recruited and organized this team. He got them equipment and trained them how to use it. He also trained them how to manage their new business.
Today they are drilling at least one well per week. They work in communities they know and help mobilize them. They are able to return and fix broken parts. They are committed to seeing their own people changed when clean water comes.