Project Status



Project Type:  Borehole Well and Hand Pump

Program: Wells for Schools - Kenya

Impact: 500 Served

Project Phase:  In Service - Nov 2009

Functionality Status:  Functional

Last Checkup: 01/24/2024

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Community Profile

A new well has just been completed at the St. Thomas ACK Church in
Lunza.  This well is located about 30 km from Kakamega, Kenya.

The well serves the 520 church members in addition to the entire
surrounding community.  The church is a convenient and publicly
accessible location for this well.

In the video, you'll meet Mildred, a mother of triplets who today is
benefiting from this new, clean and safe source of drinking water.

A water committee of 4 men and 5 women oversee the project and will help ensure its long-term sustainability.

Prior to the well being installed, members of this community walked
at least 2km to a passing stream nearby where the water was neither
clean or safe.

 

We're just getting started, check back soon!


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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

Individuals:
Gift Date Between May — June

Groups:
Individual Donations:  May 14th, 2009 - June 6th, 2009
Berryville High School - Berryville, AR
Oregon Episcopal School - Portland, OR


1 individual donors