Project Status



Project Type:  Well Rehab

Program: Well Rehab in Kenya

Impact: 500 Served

Project Phase:  In Service - Sep 2013

Functionality Status:  Functional

Last Checkup: 09/10/2024

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Community Profile

This project is part of Bridge Water Project's program in Western Kenya. What follows is direct from them:

PROPOSED PROJECT:

The proposed Shianda community water project is situated in Shianda village and it is a Kefinco hand dug well developed by installing 3m diameter concrete casing covered with 4 inch concrete slab and installed a MARK II pump. The well was completed in the year 1994 and served the community  well 2006 when it got spoilt. The pump was later vandalized and stolen by unknown persons. The community then had no option other than break the slab and draw water by use of a rope and in  the  process the rope breaks and drops the buckets into the well and as a result contaminates water hence reducing its quality status.

CURRENT WATER SOURCE:

Currently the community gets its water from the same well using a rope and jerrican to draw water.   This is not hygienic given that the rope and the jerrican can never be 100% clean when everyone who handles them does not have clean hands.

POPULATION:

The community comprises of 35 to 4o house holds approximately has a population of 660 people who directly benefit from this well. (Editor's Note: While this many people may have access on any given day, realistically a single water source can only support a population of 350-500 people.  To learn more, click here.)

HYGIENE AND SANITATION:

The community  as visited by BWP staff found that most of the homes have Pit Latrines, cloth lines and composite pit. No hand washing points in the homestead was observed during our visit.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES:

The project shall greatly benefit the entire community of shianda .

ASSESSING THE NEED:

There is need to rehabilitate this well by installing an Afridev pump so as to help the  community access quality water that is sustainable that is aimed at improving the sanitation and hygiene status of the community.

WATER COMMITTEE:

The Bridge Water project staff will strengthen the already existing water committee. During the community education, the committee will be taught how to manage the improved water supply to ensure sustainability.

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Well rehabilitation is one of the most cost effective ways to bring clean, safe water to a community.  Sometimes it involves fixing a broken hand pump, other times it means sealing a hand dug well to prevent it from being contaminated.  These repairs, and often time total replacements, coupled with sanitation and hygiene training make a huge impact in communities.


A New Dawn for Christopher

October, 2013

I am now very happy that I have access to clean and safe water. This will help me get more production from my farming activities and also I will no longer get sick from water born diseases nor will my family.

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Christopher, a 32 years old man, hails from Shianda Community where he is an active farmer. He is married and is a father of two children who have passed away recently due to contaminated water. “I am very sad to say that I buried my two children recently because they suffered from cholera and typhoid which was a result of taking in dirty water. My family and I had no option, other than taking in such water because it was the only source in our village.” said Christopher.

Besides Christopher having lost his two children, he has never given up with life. He has a poultry farm that contains eighty chickens and he also has one cattle head, which he says provides him with milk. “It has been a challenge to me since my chickens need a lot of water for high egg production. No access to clean water has really affected me since the stream we depend on is very far and dries up during dry seasons. I therefore spend a lot of time looking for water, and the water has not been enough for my cattle and poultry.”

Finally, Christopher had a reason to smile when he realized that the Bridge Water Project was there to help him find a solution to his problems. The Bridge Water Project rehabilitated a well, which had been constructed but eventually vandalized and destroyed by unknown people a long time ago.

The well, which is 50 meters from Christopher’s house, has a potential of serving the whole community.  “I am now very happy that I have access to clean and safe water. This will help me get more production from my farming activities and also I will no longer get sick from water born diseases nor will my family.  My wife and I have learned matters of hygiene and sanitation from the Bridgewater Project and all of this gives us hope of beginning a new family and raising healthy children. I pray that God will bless all who contributed towards this project.”


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