will maintain a well and provide clean water to over a 1'000 people

Free of charge

Access to safe, consumable water is not merely a basic human need, but a basic human right.

of people living in rural areas do not have access to safe drinking water*.

According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census*, access to safe drinking water improved significantly between 2009 and 2019, with the national deprivation rate decreasing from 47.4% to 38.4%. Nevertheless, disparities remained wide between urban and rural areas. In rural areas, people lack access to piped water in their homes, and depend on natural water sources, such as hand-dug wells. However, natural water sources are often contaminated streams or unprotected springs which pose risks of water-borne diseases. 

Filling and lifting a 20kg container on a slippery bank makes fetching water dangerous and difficult. With a protected spring, containers can be placed under the pipe and carried away safely. Protection also ensures much better water quality by the elimination of surface contamination.

When springs aren't available

When springs are not available or are too distant, a hand-dug well can transform the lives of local people by providing them with a close source of clean water. To address this, we have dug 13 wells. We test every well, ensuring the pure groundwater always exceeds WHO standards.

A SIMPLE PROVEN SOLUTION

We have opened 13 community wells and protected 3 springs.  

To ensure that the very poorest do not return to dirty water sources, all our wells and springs are open to the public free of charge.