Musungururu Community Well - Update | The Water Project

The Musungururu Community Well is almost complete after two months of delays. The drilling team encountered some difficulty and there was a delay in acquiring the hand-pump as well. We’re working to determine why these particular delays occurred, though delays such as these are actually quite common.

We’ll have a final update prepared when the next set of pictures arrive from the well dedication. In the meantime, here are some photos of the pump being installed.

See the project details and picture of the well here »

Nov.03.2009 Kenya, Project Updates 5 Comments

Updated Nov. 3rd, 2009

Construction is about to begin has begun and the borehole has been cased on the Busyubi Primary School and Community Well in Western Kenya. This community is located about 45km from Kakamega in the SW Bunymore location.

Lat. 0.01440 N – Long. 34.55016 E

The school has over 600 students who, along with the additional 300 nearby community members, will soon be enjoying clean and safe drinking water.

See pictures inside

Nov.03.2009 Kenya, Project Updates No Comments

Dorm Energy Competition Begins Nov 1

The second annual Dorm Energy Competition will run from November 1st through November 30th. The energy savings accrued by the winning dorm will be donated to the Global Water Initiative, Student Government’s year-long program to raise money to build wells in Africa through an international non-profit called The Water Project. The winning dorm will also receive an Energy Champion banner.

Oct.27.2009 Featured Fundraisers No Comments

UM-Western Students

These University of Montana – Western Students just raised over $700 for a well project in Western Kenya.

This ambitious group is the first official 2009-10 Water Challenge group to complete a project and get their money to us. Congratulations on helping us kick-off a great year of fundraising!!

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on the well you’re helping to build.