Clean Water & Sanitation for Schools in Kenya

Dear Maji changemaker,

This is an update on the noteworthy progress we have made with the Fathers & Kids Camping impact project to bring sustainable access to safe water and sanitation to three schools in the neighboring communities of Mutwamaki, Ulutya and Kavwea in Machakos County, rural Kenya.

In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, implementing our joint plans to ensure safe water and sanitation for the selected communities was nothing short of an uphill battle. Yet, we navigated partial and/or complete lockdowns, mobility restrictions and the very real threat to the safety of our teams, to open the taps as soon as possible.

Project Update

We are pleased to inform you that clean water is now flowing across all three sites and toilets have been installed. We have followed our standard procedure for the implementation of this project and successfully concluded the following key steps:

1. Hydrogeological assessment and water quality testing against WHO standards
2. Community sensitization meetings
3. Community and local government approval obtained
4. Manufacturing and shipping equipment
5. Community baseline surveys
6. Site Installation
7. Finally, we have completed the installation of toilets for all sites.

In a matter of days, the community WASH trainings and E-payment introduction trainings will take place and with that milestone, the water kiosks will be officially handed over to the community. Next, we will continue to monitor the functionality and performance of our sites and have scheduled maintenance visits.

Impact Measurement

As part of our baseline survey protocol, results from our pre-impact questionnaires revealed that:

• 62% of the local communities were unsatisfied with the current water source
• Average time spent on water walks each day is 57 minutes per day per collection
• 22.4% reported routinely falling sick from water-borne Illnesses

At Project Maji, we take impact measurement seriously and measure progress periodically. Therefore, the same key variables will be measured under post-Impact surveys that will be conducted 6- and 12-months post-Intervention, and annually thereafter.

Impact Created

As of Mid-August 2020, the following consumption and Impact trends have emerged from each of the selected communities:

Total no. of litres pumped

Mutwamaki - 192,400 litres

Kavwea - 100,800 litres

Ulutya - 137,600 litres

Total no. of people impacted

Mutwamaki - 2,020 people

Kavwea - 1,550 people

Ulutya - 3,000 people

Thank you for your support

We, at Project Maji, are grateful for your extraordinary support in the implementation of this project. More Importantly, the communities are very grateful for your initiative in unlocking a better future for them and truly transforming lives.