Eshienga Primary School
Project Snapshot
Country: Kenya
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 0.247040
Longitude 34.735700
Impact:
Total Served: 1386
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 05/30/2009
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I don't know about you, but there's nothing better than seeing young students tossing clean water around in celebration of new found freedom.
These students no longer have to walk miles for dirty water. Instead, clean, safe drinking water is just steps away...thanks to students and individuals just like themselves. Thank you on behalf of the Eshienga Primary School.
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Recent Project Updates
01/18/2011: Eshiyenga Community Education Revisted
As part of our commitment to ensure hygiene and sanitation practices are being taught well, we have had our team revisit a number of well sites completed last year.
As the implementing team learns more about WaSH, they can share this with the communities we remain committed to.
01/18/2011: Eshienga Well Repaired
The well at the Eshienga Primary School was recently repaired by our team.
Apparently, when the well was first installed the original team used inferior internal parts. Where we had specified stainless steel rods to be used, a cheap knock off was used instead. As a result, the rods rusted and the well began to produce brownish water. The workers who had installed those parts had been previously let go from our partners crew, suspected of this activity. We initiated an investigation into every well they worked on to ensure the right, long lasting parts are installed.
The current team has replaced the internal mechanisms with the correct, high grade parts and the well is once again pumping clean water.
Sponsors
Individuals:
Gift Date Between 02/11/2009 — 03/08/2009
Groups:
Queensland Downs School - Calgary, Alberta
Delta Sigma Theta Soroity, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Ms. Sheib Class, Park Springs Elementary - Coral Springs, FL
Country Details
Kenya
- Population: 39.8 Million
- Lacking clean water: 43%
- Below poverty line: 50%
- Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
- Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
- Ethnic Groups:Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
- Life Expectancy: 57 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 55 deaths per 1000 live births
Partner Profile
Bridge Water Project
BWP staff and crew were originally trained by David Hansen, a retired water engineer from California. David visited Kenya, saw a need, and then recruited and organized this team. He got them equipment and trained them how to use it. He also trained them how to manage their new business.
Today they are drilling at least one well per week. They work in communities they know and help mobilize them. They are able to return and fix broken parts. They are committed to seeing their own people changed when clean water comes.
