Kenya Water Project
 Students improving lives through our most basic resource
Lack of clean, potable water is a serious problem for the people of Kayafungo, Kenya. Women and children walk up to six miles to collect water from pits that fill with rain. Schools close early to give the students time to collect water before going home. Water from the pits is brown and filled with visible living organisms. The local population suffers from many waterborne diseases because of the lack of clean water.
The Student Movement for Real Change is implementing a water and sanitation project in Kayafungo, a Giriama region 52km northwest of Mombasa. The Student Movement will extend pipelines by approximately 15km across one of the most arid regions in Kenya, thereby bringing fresh clean water to 36,000 people, multiple schools, and a health clinic. In addition,SMRC will work with the community to increase latrine coverage by 25% and conduct health and hygiene workshops to improve sanitation and decrease the spread of disease.
Benefits:
- Reduced exposure to waterborne diseases
- Access to clean water for domestic use
- Increased latrine coverage
- Lower infant mortality rate
- Health and sanitation training workshops
- Women's empowerment through project management
- Decreased walking distance for women each day
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Project Timeline (anticipated):
Summer/Fall 2007: Site survey and population density assessment conducted.
March/April 2008: Construction of latrines and completion of pipeline design.
Spring 2008: Health and hygiene workshops and community capacity conducted.
Summer-Fall 2008: Begin phase 1 construction of pipeline (3.5km).
Winter-Spring 2008: Phase 2 construction of pipeline.
Summer-Fall 2009: Phase 3 construction of pipeline. |
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