Providing Clean Water in East Africa

Summary

World Neighbors will identify and partner with communities to design, build and maintain water and sanitation systems that will provide clean water for drinking, household and agricultural purposes. progress report read updates from the field

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	$22 - Construction materials for an outside shower and concrete wash area
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Lack of access to clean water is a grave problem for rural communities in Africa. In areas where people are malnourished, labor hard in agriculture and suffer from diarrhea and malaria, contaminated drinking water is one of the greatest health hazards, especially for children, the elderly and those infected by HIV/AIDS. The lack of access to water impacts women and girls in terms of long walks and heavy labor. 50,000 people would benefit from this project in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.

Activities

Identify location for water system; work with local technologies to capture water; train communities in design and construction; create and train groups to manage funds for maintenance and repair. Provide health, nutrition, education and hygiene.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,291
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $17,709
Total Funding Goal: $20,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Increased time for women to work on income generating activities and for children to attend school; elimination of chronic dehydration; better household and community hygiene and reduced waterborne diseases, including diarrhea.

Project Message

"Due to malnutrition, children are particularly at risk of contracting water-borne illness. Clean water is a basic human right and necessary in rural communities to reduce child mortality."
- Linda Jo Stern, Associate V.P., Community & Reproductive Health

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Chris Macoloo,
Area Representative for WN East Africa
2nd Floor, Old Waumini House
Westlands
Nairobi,
Kenya
011-254-20-444-2387
Email:

Project Sponsor

World Neighbors

Organization

World Neighbors East Africa
2nd Floor Old Waumini House
P. O. Box 14728-00800
Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya No postal number
Kenya
011-254-2-444-2387

Learn more about World Neighbors East Africa and the project team.

World Neighbors East Africa's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Communities in East Africa respond to HIV/AIDS

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Health.

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When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 28, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Rehema Zublub

By World Neighbors - The Need for Clean Water, September 28, 2007 05:17 PM

Although our water projects in East Africa are based out of our field office in Kenya, all of the program participants in our East Africa program area benefit from the funding. This includes villages in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The following is a snapshot of a woman in Tanzania who is just one of the 50,000 participants that this project aims to help.

Click below to read her story!
Attachments:

2007 Water Story Rehemba Zublub.doc

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