{"id":846,"date":"2009-07-22T12:21:33","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T17:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/?p=846"},"modified":"2017-11-28T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:55:03","slug":"butenje-primary-school-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/07\/22\/butenje-primary-school-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Butenje Primary School Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"play\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"loop\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"r\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6330502&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><param name=\"align\" value=\"right\" \/><param name=\"vspace\" value=\"10\" \/><param name=\"hspace\" value=\"10\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6330502&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" wmode=\"transparent\" salign=\"r\" quality=\"high\" loop=\"false\" play=\"false\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Update: Sept 14th, 2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Construction <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">has begun<\/span> is complete on the Butenje Primary School Well<\/p>\n<p>This community is located in the Shiambitsi\u00a0 Sub. Location in Western Kenya, about 28km Kakamega.<\/p>\n<p>GPS &#8212; LAT:00.32275<sup>0<\/sup>N\u00a0 LONG: 034.70712<sup>0<\/sup>E<\/p>\n<p>The water project <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">will<\/span> serves about 980 students and a total of 1,900 people in the surrounding area.\u00a0 A water committee consisting of 6 men and 6 women has been formed and the community has contributed about $300USD to acquire surveys and permits for the new well.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">current<\/span> previous water source is an unprotected spring about 7 km from the community.\u00a0 The water quality is very poor.<\/p>\n<p><!--more See more pictures inside --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-853\" title=\"Butenje8\" src=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Butenje8\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje8.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This well is being funded by:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/05\/28\/jeff-and-lauren-wedding\/\">Jeff &amp; Lauren&#8217;s Wedding Guests<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/06\/02\/thats-a-lot-of-change\/\">A.G. Bell School &#8211; Chicago, IL<\/a><br \/>\nNYIT Bear Hug Club &#8211; New York, NY<br \/>\nGifts made through GroundSpring.org in April 2009<\/span><br \/>\n<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: 25%;\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-846 gallery-columns-4 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\/07\/DSCN2200.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/DSCN2200-150x150.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\/07\/DSCN2201.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/DSCN2201-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1084\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1084'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter the borehole, before the pump\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/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\/07\/Butenje-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje-2-150x150.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\/07\/Butenje8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje8-150x150.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\/07\/Butenje7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje7-150x150.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\/07\/Butenje6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje6-150x150.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\/07\/Butenje5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Butenje5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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