This report illustrates the progress made during the months of May June and July. During this period we implemented the handwashing program in three different primary schools in Kangemi informal settlements. They include Kangemi youth primary school, Morning Star Elite Academy and Sweet Angels School. The aim of this program is to promote WASH practices among school-going children and create awareness on the importance of drinking safe and clean drinking water.
60 W.A.S.H ambassadors among these three schools were chosen and trained on how to wash their hands, methods of treating water and the benefits of drinking treated water They shall spread the knowledge acquired in schools, their homes and community events. On 1st June, The organisation also donated a fully functional modern washroom facility to the morning star Academy. This was done in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Westlands, the facility will serve 147 children from the school and the sanitation in this school will be improved, creating a better conducive learning environment.
The household refills increased by 139 an improvement from the previous report. The uptake of treated water continues to increase in terms of both geographical coverage and new clients. June, July and August are cold months in Kenya so it is expected that the number of water refills will reduce.
CHALLENGES.
Children in schools lack clean water and when water is available most schools do not have facilities such as tanks for water storage so it creates an unhealthy environment for children to focus on their school work. Please consider making a donation to this project in order to purchase 2 storage for these children
This report illustrates the progress made for the months of December, January, February and March. The Ngao Foundation, through W.A.S.H ( Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) continues to accelerate WASH practices in the Kangemi community through the creation of awareness, training and collaborations aimed to promote these practices.
During this period the number of households refilling water at the ngao foundation increased by 495. The number of institutions increased by 5 this includes 2 primary schools, 2 pharmacy shops and 1 hospital. The organisation also continues to promote hygienic practices among children every Saturday of the week, these practices include handwashing, personal hygiene, and menstrual hygiene education for young girls and boys.
During this period we also conducted school visits to explore the hygiene condition in schools within the informal settlements. We visited two schools (Morning star academy and Kangemi youth primary school). We found out that in Morning star academy, urgent interventions are needed because the school has only two pit latrines saving over 134 children and a 1000-litre tank serving the same number of students. We had a training for women on waterborne diseases and how to prevent them, a total of 14 women attended the event.
CHALLENGES.
Urgent interventions are needed at Morning star academy where an installation of 10000 litre tank would greatly help in terms of water. The tank costs USD 800 donation of such amount would support 134 boys and girls in the school to have access to clean water.
We still in need of funds to ensure that the target of providing access to clean water for 2000 households is met. Consider donating to our great cause.
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This report will cover the progress made during the months of August, September, October and November. During this period we focused on the following activities.
Handwashing.
Global handwashing day this year was observed on 15/10/2022 under the theme “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene.” The ngao foundation was not left behind, a total of 67 children were involved. They were taught the benefits of washing hands before eating and after using the washrooms and the steps to wash their hands properly.
Training on the impact of water on nutrition.
Apart from providing clean water to the community, it was observed that many community members lack sufficient knowledge when it comes to the relationship between water and nutrition especially expectant mothers and lactating mothers therefore the ngao foundation used the opportunity to educate a group 21 women who are expectant and those who have children under the age of 5. The aim of this activity is to make sure that these women have basic knowledge regarding the importance of drinking clean water and they act as WASH ambassadors in the communities to spread this awareness.
Partnerships regarding WASH programs.
To create a more effective in creating positive impact and change in the community, partnership and collaboration is needed to ensure that the results and resources needed are delivered. The ngao foundation has partnered with AZZADI Kenya for the WASH project this will help on broadening the scope area when it comes to WASH, and it will also help in creating a collaborative approach when it comes to fundraising.
The ngao foundation was also invited to attend this year's WASH SYMPOSIUM, where the organisation got to interact with other institutions from different parts of the world and their WASH projects and how new innovations are being made in the WASH sector. Several networking opportunities were created from this symposium and new collaborations and partnerships are being discussed.
Increase access to safe and clean drinking water in households and hospitals.
During the months of September, and October there has been an increase in water refills both for households and hospitals. There has been the addition of new beneficiaries from neighbouring locations such as Kawangware. Two new chemists are now refilling the water at the water refilling centre. New institutions also subscribed to the monthly water refills and even during functions such as weddings, graduation and burial ceremonies people prefer the ngao foundation's bottled water.
CHALLENGES.
The main challenge that this project is facing is funding. There are some activities that are needed to be done but due to financial limitations, these activities cannot be done. These activities include water treatment training, the Creation of WASH clubs in schools, and a borehole for the community so that they can stop using dirty water from the polluted Nairobi river. We are appealing for more support on this because a lot still need to be done.
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This report will summarise the progress made for the months of April, May and June. During this time several training sessions, community activities and WASH refill centre upgrades were done.
We carried out training sessions among young boys and girls on the importance of proper sanitation and hygiene at home and the benefits of drinking safe and clean water, with 57 total people who were present. We also did community awareness on the availability of clean and safe water at the ngao foundation to drink. We are also in the process of building Two female-friendly latrines in the informal settlement schools to improve sanitation for over 412 girls and women in these institutions discussions are currently going on.
There is also an ongoing upgrade on the WASH refill centre so that it can be standardised leading to the organisation supplying water to markets and creating at least 7 refill centres in other towns by the end of the year. This will increase awareness on the project and also it will benefit many people in different areas. Young men also took the initiative to clean the community.
Challenges.
The main challenge to this program is the insufficient funding, people are in dire need to know about what WASH entails so conducting activities and training sessions have been a challenge. We are still urging you to support us in order to reach our target and provide clean water to those who are in vulnerable conditions.
The Ngao Foundation has made great steps towards achieving the long-term target of providing access to clean water for 2000 households in Kangemi. Over the last four months the water refills from various households greatly increased:
The overall household number reached has increased from 317 to 730 households. The rise has been attributed to increasing community awareness campaigns within Kangemi, the construction of a new water tank with a capacity of 10000 litres to ease the burden of collecting polluted water from rivers has also led to this increase. The addition of the motorbike has also eased transportation of the water, therefore, allowing us to deliver water to the beneficiaries living in far places.
The emergence of challenges.
Due to the rising demand for clean water acquiring materials( water refill bottles, pumps and seals) for the new households has been a challenge for the organisation. We are continually pleading with our highly esteemed donors to continue to support us in achieving the goal.
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