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.
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More Information About this Project
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).
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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
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Project Sponsor
Organization
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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
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
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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!
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