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St. Paul's Emulakah Secondary School Well

Photo of St. Paul's Emulakah Secondary School Well

Project Snapshot

Country: Kenya

GPS Coordinates:
  Latitude 0.372967
  Longitude 34.734017

Impact:
  Total Served: 700

Status:  Completed (What's This?)

Completion Date (or estimate): 09/08/2010

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The water project at St. Paul's Emulakah Secondary School actually began over a year ago.  The initial site survey indicated that over 680 students at this school relied on water from a very shallow, and unreliable hand dug well.

The original drilling crew started this project and quickly encountered hard rocky formations that made it nearly impossible for their smaller rig to break through.  The relatively shallow well they left in place was simply not adequate. 

The team revisited the site recently to reassess the situation and work to improve the project.

They were able to contract with a much more powerful drill rig and we have re-invested the time and expense needed to properly finish this project.  It ended up costing more than we'd like, but will be worth it in the long run.

The construction preceded the community training on this project, so though it is marked complete as of 9/8/2010, the team is still conducting community development and hygiene and sanitation training.  We'll have pictures of that soon.

Update

9/12/2010 - Community Education Pictures Added


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Sponsors


4 individual donors
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Curtisville Christian Church
West Philadelphia Catholic High School
First United Methodist Church - Elizabeth
CS Cares


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

This small, indigenous well drilling NGO uses small pick-up truck mounted drill rigs to build new shallow wells in Western Kenya.

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.

Implementer

Bridge Water Project

A local Kenyan well drilling NGO


Program Summary


Well Rehab in Kenya

Repairing wells can be one of the most efficient ways to bring clean, safe water to a community.  When our partners identify old broken down wells, they assess the costs of repairing it vs. replacing it.  Often times, it's relativly easy to simply replace a rusted pump or even re-case the hole.

Each repair project is put through the same community mobilization process as a new well.  Communities are trained in sanitation and hygiene and long-term follow up is put in place so that the repaired well will work for as long as possible.


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Project Data




A well is being repaired for a community in Kenya

Project Type:  Hand Pumped Well

Location:  Near Kakamega, Kenya

Depth:  50.00



ProjectID: 458

 
 
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