By Peter Chasse | First Well Complete
This first well has been completed at the Shanderema Secondary School in Western Kenya. This well serves over 400 students and a total of 747 including the surrounding community.
The well is located at:
00.36046 N 34.91648 E
about 22km from Kakamega, Kenya.
A water committee of 3 men & 4 women are overseeing the project. They, together with the community, raised the initial funds needed to secure geological reports and permits. This investment demonstrates a partnership and helps ensure their long-term commitment to the project.
Prior to the completion of the well, students from the school gathered water from an unprotected stream about 2.5km from the school. A community member noted, "that their current water source like many others caused water borne diseases like diarrhea, dysentery and coughs. It's [was] also too expensive to treat it to make it clean."
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