Eshisaba Residents Self Help Group Well Project
Project Snapshot
Country: Kenya
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 0.236483
Longitude 34.545167
Impact:
Total Served: 250
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 08/12/2010
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The Eshisaba Self Help group is a grass-roots organization that works within their local community to provide basic health needs. They also run a small nursery school.
Formerly, this community gathered water from an unprotected spring over 4km away (seen below)
The new water source will meet the needs of the entire community. And the accompanying sanitation and hygiene training will go a long way toward improving overall health.
The well will also allow families to plant small gardens, improving food security as well.
The project will be overseen by the group.
Well Dedication Report as filed by our implementer (unedited)
This is one of the sites that real needed water and as we did community education you could hear and see the need they had so as we want to hand over the well the community members were real grateful for Bridge Water providing clean water and the education we provided and as a result the youths have come together to begin discussing on how best they can utilize the water which for me was real positive ideas.
The chairman of the water committee appreciated for everything that Bridge Water had done to the community. One of the oldest woman appreciated the fact that water was now near and it was now upon them organize themselves in often development activities.
Latest Updates:
8/12/2010 - Well Completed - Report and Pictures Added
7/19/2010 - Community Education in Process - Pictures Added
7/14/2010 - Drilling is underway - Pictures Added
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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.
