CLEAN WATER ACCESS AT THE CENTRE OF LOVE KIBERA

Project: Clean Water Access at the Centre of Love Kibera

January to March 2024 Progress Report

Access to clean and safe water continues to be a challenge within Kibera Slums. This is due to several challenges as outlined below:

1. Poor sewer line- sewerage breaking out has been a reoccurring issue. This has led to contamination of water that is required to reach households for consumption. As a result, cases of waterborne diseases have been on the rise especially affecting school-going children.
2. Water pipeline vandalism- This has continued to be a key challenge. The majority of the pipeline is in such a way that people can easily access it thus making it easy to break and steal the water pipes, unions and sockets. Thus, results in water leakages and interruption of the consistent availability of water.
3. Scarcity of The months of January and February 2024 experienced a significant scarcity of water. This was due to the local authorities shutting down all water chambers for repair work. This led to water shortages and affected the sanitation and hygiene of most households.

Despite of the above challenges, The Centre of Love continued with its commitment to ensure access to clean and safe water through various approaches as discussed below:

1. Community Outreaches

        I.            International Women’s Day 2024

The Centre hosted over 200 women during International Women’s Day 2024. The women were sensitized on the importance of using clean and safe water for all their needs. Clean water was supplied during the event. Also, the women were mentored to be water champions where they could go and sensitize community members on the uptake of clean water.

      II.            13–20 year-old boys and girls water champions

The centre is currently mentoring young boys and girls aged between 13 to 20 years. They are been guided to be community youth water champions who will promote uptake of hygiene and sanitation practices within their homes and schools. The mentoring will culminate with hosting a soccer tournament where various talks, on water, sanitation and hygiene will be held while at the same time participating in the soccer tournament.

1. Construction of a plumbing school

The centre is in the initial phase of constructing a plumbing school. Once completed, the plumbing school will be a community centre where youths will be trained in plumbing. The school will also be a community meeting centre where WASH training targeting women, youths, children, and local administration will be conducted thus promoting water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives

1. Supply of filtered water

During the period January to March 2024, over 20,000 households accessed water. The safety of the water was enhanced by the availability of an ultrafiltration machine that filtered the water that was supplied. Also, the centre provided toilet services where over 5,000 people accessed clean toilets.

Upcoming/ongoing activities

1. Construction of the plumbing school
2. WASH Soccer tournament for boys and girls aged 13-20.
3. Supply of safe and clean water
4. Supply of toilet services

Appreciation

The centre appreciates all donors who have supported it to promote clean water access at Kibera Slum. The support has ensured more healthier families as a result of access to clean and safe water. The Centre look towards more positive engagements with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to clean and safe water for families in Kibera Slum, Nairobi Kenya.

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