St Phillips School Well Completed
Jun.07.2010The well at the St. Phillips Secondary School near Kakamega, Kenya has been completed.
The following are pictures of the handing-over ceremony.
St. Philips Secondary School
Project Snapshot
Country: Kenya
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 0.314550
Longitude 34.934883
Impact:
Total Served: 700
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 06/07/2010
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Update: 5/6/2010 - Drilling is underway. The first crew reached 12m of 60m and encountered hard rock they were unable to penetrate. They will be hiring a larger rig to break through and then continue on.
The St. Philips Secondary school is a well run, well managed and successful girls school is Western Kenya. But their old hand dug well (seen below) has been running dry. It is simply not adequate to meet the needs of about 400 students. To ensure this school and these girls can continue to lead their communities into a hopeful future, we've committed to help them secure a source of safe, clean and abundant water for years to come.
Today, these girls are fetching water from a contaminated stream about 4km away which is causing sickness, lost days from class and time lost from study.
Our implementing partner has assessed the school, and have determined they are ready for a new well project. The have established a water committee to oversee the project and have already begun hygiene and sanitation training (seen below).
The local community of 200-300 additional people will benefit from this project as well.
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Sponsors
5 individual donors
The Children's Place - Sourcing and Production Dept.
The Children's Place
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.
