Gender Equality Kenya Project #15184

Provide clean & safe water for 1500 women&children

by PEN Kenya

Provide clean & safe water for 1500 women&children

Project Report | May 8, 2026
Building consensus on Sustainability preparedness

By Mary Mutuku | Program Officer

A photo of Mutulani Water users and PEN Staff

We are delighted to present our progress report for our project “Provide safe and clean water for 1500 children and women” aimed at improving water supply and sustaining it to serve the Mutulani community in Makueni County, Kenya.

During this reporting period, March 2026 - May 2026, the Mutulani community received adequate rains which led to high farm yields promising food security for the community for the remaining part of the year. The rains have also supported the growth of both forestry and fruit trees planted during the October- December rain season as well as planting more for the purpose of reversing the effects of climate change and recharging the Borehole.

The Mutulani community Dispensary, Mutulani Primary and Mutulani secondary continued to benefit from the water project enjoying the Smart Meter technology installed.

PEN Kenya staff visited Mutulani community Water Users to document the preparedness on the project sustainability and sustaining the partnerships to yield more projects in the area after the exit of PEN Kenya

Next steps

Engagement of a supplier for construction of a communal water point after the rain season is over (July to September)
Water supply to the larger community at the market
Additional project - the Mutulani community is planning to launch a Renewable energy /Biogas project where the committee reported that the Mutulani primary and secondary have enough human waste to enhance its success. This comes in the efforts of combatting effects of climate change through reduction of cutting trees for fuel, PEN Kenya was requested to consider supporting in the installation of a Biogas at the two institutions
Floater switch - The committee resolved to install a floater switch to automate the main storage water tank to be switching off the water once it is full and on when it has space to fill. This is aimed at reducing movement in and around the borehole area while embracing technology.
The above activities are aimed at boosting the sustainability of the Mutulani water project as agreed during the joint meeting between PEN Kenya and the Mutulani community Water Users and leaders

We grateful to all our donors and GlobalGiving for the continued partnership and support

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Feb 19, 2026
Spreading the project gains

By Mary Mutuku | Program Officer

We are thrilled to share our progress report on our project “Provide safe and clean water for 1500 children and women” aimed at improving water supply and sustaining it to serve the Mutulani community in Makueni County, Kenya.

During this reporting period, November 2025 - February 2026, the mutulani community continued to access water with ease through the Smart meters where the committee and the MAWE CBO comment on the technology as a game changer. They note that the committee do not need to be there as was the case previously to distribute water.

Mr. James Mutungi, the Chair MAWE CBO reported that “as the project oversight, we applaud PEN Kenya for this sustainability measure of installation of Smart meters. The three institutions of Mutulani primary school, Mutulani secondary school and Mutulani dispensary can now access water any time after paying the subsidized water fees. This is a major step forward towards the realization of the project benefits by all the community’

The MAWE CBO managed to secure official consent from the Mutulani Market committee for construction and installation of a water point for the community

PEN Kenya together with the Mutulani project management committee reviewed the water rates for the community institutions giving them a lower rate to ensure that they are all able to afford and access clean and portable water with ease.

The community also agreed on the management of the communal water point to enhance project sustainability and reach every community member with the water at the market.

Next steps

Identification and engagement of a supplier for construction of a communal water point
Construction and supply of water to the larger community
PEN Kenya meeting with water users to dialogue on project sustainability

We are indebted to all our donors and GlobalGiving for the continued partnership and support

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Oct 27, 2025
A shift to community self-sustenance

By Mary Mutuku | Program Officer

A Water Engineer connecting the Bulk Smart Meter

A new journey just began for the project titled “Provide safe and clean water for 1500 children and women” aimed at improving water supply and sustaining it to serve the Mutulani community in Makueni County, Kenya.

During this reporting period, August 2025 - October 2025, PEN Kenya managed to install the pre-paid Smart Meters to all the three Mutulani community institutions regulating supply of water from the Mutulani community water project (Borehole). The institutions include Mutulani Primary School, Mutulani Secondary school and the Mutulani Community Dispensary. Additionally, a bulk meter was installed at the borehole with the aim of monitoring the amount of water flowing from the borehole and linking it to the water usage in the 3 institutions. This process will not only act as an accountability tool but play a critical role in a long-term sustainability plan for the water users as agreed jointly by all the Water Users

This is a celebrated milestone towards enabling the three institutions to embrace technology and with an assurance that the management committee will sustain the project in case of any breakdown. All payments will be directed to the bank for safety of the project resources. To enhance the project success, checks and balances, the Mutulani Chief who is the local administrator in charge of security, PEN Kenya, the Mutulani Project Management Committee and MAWE CBO have been incorporated to be monitoring keenly of the progress digitally.

Next steps

Preparation to participate on December 2^nd, 2025, Giving Tuesday GlobalGiving campaign
Installing a water point for the community at Mutulani market

We are indebted to all our donors and GlobalGiving for the continued partnership and support

Training of water users on Smart Meters handling

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