Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Schools - Kenya

Impact: 500 Served

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

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Community Profile

A new well will be provided to this primary school near Kakamega, Kenya.

The students currently access water from a river, nearly 4km away.  This water source is contaminated by sewage and by cattle that also drink from the same river. The students and teachers spoke of recent typhoid outbreaks and regular stomach ailments.

The new water source will serve both the school and local community.  The school management committee will oversee the project.

Latest Update:

8/12/2010 Pump Installation - Pictures Added
7/23/2010 Drilling in Progress - Picture Added

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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


3 individual donors
First Christian Church
Eastern Primary School
Chadwick School