Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Kenya

Impact: 400 Served

Project Phase: 
Community Managed
Implementing Partner Monitoring Data Unavailable
Initial Installation: Mar 2010

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Community Profile

The water project at Lower Kogembo Community is a complete success!  The
well was successfully installed and clean, safe water is serving the
community.

The former water source at Lower Kogembo was a hand
dug well only about 30 feet deep.  It served a community of 400+, and
was
saline (salty).

Our implementing partner reported...

"The community response was so positive
with joy. The community members promised to do well in their projects
i.e poultry keeping, zero grazing with this new water source near them.
Most of them said they will improve their living standards by the end of
this year using this water. They also promised to provide security for
the pumps maintenance and operation."

A water committee is in place and is well organized.

Our project lead reported that "Lower Kogembo is complete, the cement
works are of a good standard,
and the quality of the water is adequate for all their needs. It was a
real pleasure

to end our site visits yesterday with Lower
kogembo, as this scheme is a great example of community water supply. "

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Project Type

Abundant water is often right under our feet! Beneath the Earth’s surface, rivers called aquifers flow through layers of sediment and rock, providing a constant supply of safe water. For borehole wells, we drill deep into the earth, allowing us to access this water which is naturally filtered and protected from sources of contamination at the surface level. First, we decide where to drill by surveying the area and determining where aquifers are likely to sit. To reach the underground water, our drill rigs plunge through meters (sometimes even hundreds of meters!) of soil, silt, rock, and more. Once the drill finds water, we build a well platform and attach a hand pump. If all goes as planned, the community is left with a safe, closed water source providing around five gallons of water per minute! Learn more here!


Sponsors


68 individual donors
New Hope Baptist Church
Camp Yavneh
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
North County Christ The King
Lake Aurora Christian Assembly
Hamilton Baptist Church
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
The University of Montana - Western