Give water & sanitation to drought-stricken Kenya
Summary
International Medical Corps brings clean water and sanitation facilities to rural villages in Samburu District, one of the most arid regions of Kenya.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
IMC makes clean water and sanitation facilities available to nearly 50,000 people in Samburu District, an area plagued by water shortages. Recent droughts have intensified already-existing water shortages, a crisis that now impacts 3.5 million Kenyans living in arid and semi-arid areas of the country. Worldwide, approximately 20 percent of the global population does not have access to clean drinking water and more than 2.6 billion lack sanitation services.
Activities
IMC is implementing a comprehensive program designed to increase access to safe water and sanitation facilities, as well as promote hygiene awareness, for people residing in the Baragoi and Nyiro divisions of Samburu district.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,039
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $147,961
Total Funding Goal: $150,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
IMC is constructing dams, building latrines for towns and primary schools, training village health and sanitation and water committees how to improve public health through safe drinking water and hygiene.
Project Message
If a community lacks clean water & sanitation, they lack the foundation for public health. Pairing safe drinking water with good sanitation allows communities, in the most arid regions to thrive.
- Leela Mulukutla, Country Director, Kenya
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Heidi Saravia
Development Officer
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
3108267800
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
International Medical Corps (IMC)
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard #400
Santa Monica,
CA
90404
United States
310.826.7800
http://www.imcworldwide.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 12, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Increasing water availability
By Crystal Wells - Communications Officer, June 24, 2009 06:15 PM
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