Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Schools - Kenya

Impact: 500 Served

Project Phase: 
Under Community Care
Initial Installation: Sep 2010

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Community Profile

A new well is being dug for this girls secondary school near Kakamega, Kenya.  This well will sever over 300 students, 50 staff members and the surrounding community.

Currently the school children collects water from a shallow, old hand dug well.  It is seasonal, meaning that it dries out at various times throughout the year.  Hand dug wells are also generally unprotected.  When possible the school collects rain water from roofs, but that too is insufficient to meet the needs of such a large school.  Many times they must simply walk to a dirty stream about 2km from the school to collect whatever water they can find.

A new well will finally meet the need for clean, safe and reliable water.

The school management committee will oversee the project.

Our implementing partner reported from the dedication ceremony...(unedited)

"The ceremony was attended by the Administration (Chief) office and the whole school at large. The students were happy and singing praise songs. The teachers too were happy with the water.

The water system was commissioned by the father in Charge of the school. The principal really thanked The Water Project for the support given to the school. She said that it has saved a lot of time for the girls to concentrate in class work. The priest said that water will be part of their strength to be proved right.

The Board of Governors chairman expressed gratitude by thanking God for the dream of water that has come true.
The deputy principal said that the slogan from the girls will change from NO WATER NO LEARNING to WITH WATER THERE WILL BE LEARNING. The Head girl  of the school thanked The Water Project saying that time has been saved from going out to look for water to concentrating on studies, she requested The Water Project to extend their help to other schools."

Lastest Update:

9/23/2010 - Well completed, Project Dedicated - Pictures and report added.
9/12/2010 - Drilling completed - Pump Installation completed - Pictures added
7/14/2010 - Added pictures of Sanitation and Hygiene Training
7/12/2010 - Drilling/Capping In Progress, Pictures 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


57 individual donors
Jessamine County Schools
Africa Unite
Klein Collins High School
Christ Community Church
Woodland Intermediate School
Indian Creek High School
FUMC of Forth Worth