{"id":1142,"date":"2009-11-03T09:32:46","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T14:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2017-11-28T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:55:01","slug":"busyubi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/11\/03\/busyubi\/","title":{"rendered":"Busyubi Primary School Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1285\" title=\"4041629837_09c1a12744_o\" src=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"4041629837_09c1a12744_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Updated Nov. 3rd, 2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Construction<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"> is about to begin<\/span> has begun and the borehole has been cased on the Busyubi Primary School and Community Well in Western Kenya.  This community is located about 45km from Kakamega in the SW Bunymore location.<\/p>\n<p>Lat. 0.01440 N &#8211; Long. 34.55016 E<\/p>\n<p>The school has over 600 students who, along with the additional 300 nearby community members, will soon be enjoying clean and safe drinking water.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more See pictures inside-->We&#8217;ll have lots of pictures when the well in constructed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/trans.gif\" alt=\" See a map and who helped \" \/><\/p>\n<p>Previously, these students walked nearly 2km to collect water from an unprotected stream.<\/p>\n<p>A water committee of 5 men and 2 women has been formed, and together with the community they have raised nearly $300USD to cover the initial expense of the well survey and permits.<\/p>\n<p>This well is one of two new wells being funded by:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/06\/22\/a-drop-of-water-an-ocean-of-hope\/\">Mayo High School &#8211; Rochester, MN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1142 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4041629837_09c1a12744_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0257.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0257-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0256.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0256-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0258.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/DSCN0258-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n[xmlgm {http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/kmz\/busyubi.kmz} zoom=18]<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted on Sept. 21, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction has begun on the Busyubi Primary School and Community Well in Western Kenya. 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