Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Kenya

Impact: 500 Served

Project Phase: 
Under Community Care
Initial Installation: Feb 2012

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Community Profile

This project is being undertaken by our partner Bridge Water Project, in Kakamega Kenya. This initial report has been edited for clarity. 

PROPOSED PROJECT

The proposed project is  at a training institute that upgrades skills for youth polytechnic graduates, instructors and managers.  This community has a big problem in terms of water since the local sources are unreliable and contaminated. Students from this community are forced to walk long distances looking for water. This as a result, wastes a lot of time to them and have no time for studies.

CURRENT WATER SOURCE

The institute currently accesses their water from rainwater harvesting tanks. Most of these tanks leak. During dry seasons, they are forced to go to the stream to collect their water for use. The spring has a problem of low recharge of water and contamination. Due to the problems encountered, there has been a problem of diarrhoea and typhoid.

POPULATION

The institute has a population of 580 students and 25 tutors. There is a secondary school with 820 students and the community around that would benefit greatly from the well. 

 HYGIENE AND SANITATION

The hygiene and sanitation condition in the institute is fair. At least every student has the required hygiene and sanitation facilities. The community requires to be sensitised on how to handle clean water since they will be the majority users of water. 

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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!