{"id":1146,"date":"2009-09-21T13:07:56","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T18:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2017-11-28T10:55:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:55:02","slug":"sokone-school-community-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/09\/21\/sokone-school-community-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Sokone School & Community Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated with new photos 12\/31\/2009<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Completed Well<\/p><\/div>\n

A new well is now under construction<\/span> complete in the community of Sokone in Western Kenya.\u00a0 This well will serve the community of about 600 people and a local school.<\/p>\n

Lat. 0.28694 N – Long. 34.63308 E<\/p>\n

Sokone is about 20km from Kakamega in the Central Butsatso Area. \u00a0 Previously, the community fetched water from a stream about 2km away.\u00a0 It, like most streams, is unprotected and shared by livestock.\u00a0 The water is not safe.
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The community has mobilized a water committee of 2 men and 5 women who together with the village have collected the $300USD needed for the initial surveys and permits.<\/p>\n

In the video here, a woman from the community demonstrates what fetching water is<\/span> was like for hundreds of women in this community.<\/p>\n

This well is being funded by:<\/span><\/p>\n

Individual Donors: <\/span><\/p>\n

June 8th – 28th, 2009<\/span><\/p>\n

Wiese Planning – St. Louis, MO
\nSt. Matthias High School – Downey, CA
\nSt. Thomas Aquinas School – Monterey Park, CA
\nElgin Academy – Elgin, IL
\nMira Loma H.S. Recycling Club – Sacramento, CA
\nMorey Middle School – Denver, CO
\nDelta Sigma Theta
\nFort Washington Alumni Chapter – Temple Hills, MD<\/span><\/p>\n

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