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Sabore's Well
| Applicant | Sabore's Well | Plan ID: | 621 |
| Status: | approved_accepted | Review Cycle end date: | 2013-12-24 |
Sabore's Well project will provide fresh clean drinking water to the residents in Ewaso Nyiro, Kenya. It eliminates the 6 mile walk women & girls make everyday to collect water from a contaminated river & allows girls a chance to attend school.
The 9,000 residents is an estimated number based on a village report conducted to determine the number of families in the community.
this is not a school project.
The 9,000 residents is an estimated number based on a village report conducted to determine the number of families in the community.
Benefits to the women in the community include more quality time at home to be with their children, allowing them the opportunity to work or start a business, allow young girls the opportunity to attend school, prevention of water borne diseases leads to a healthier community.
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Project Narrative
Our goal is to provide clean water to the community, preventing water borne diseases, clashes with wild animals at the river and will free up young girls time giving them a chance to attend school.
Our goal is to drill wells in the area which will provide a clean water source closer to the villages. It will reduce the time spent walking to the river but more importantly will provide a clean water source for the community. With the source being closer, the women can make several trips for water and not have to carry 40 pounds on their backs. Young girls will also have the chance to attend school because they won’t have to walk with their mothers to collect water or stay behind to care for their younger siblings while the mother is away.
Since the water in the area is very deep, we want to provide tanks that will hold the water so women don’t have to wait for it to be pumped to the surface.
We have completed the hydrological survey and obtained the drilling permits several months ago. Currently we are waiting on approval to release funds to start the next phase of the project which will be the actual drilling for the wells, installation of
The land has been donated and is owned by the Community Based Organization called the Oldonyo-Orasha Supetai CBO. The CBO is very proud and anxious to be able to provide a clean water source to the community.
The government has to approve that the CBO is owned by the community in order for them to grant them authorization to drill. The government will also conduct testing of the water to make sure it is without contaminants and is suitable for human consumption.
The CBO will be hosting seminars to give knowledge to the committee members and the community in general on how to sustain and maintain the water source, keeping it clean and functioning without issue. The CBO may hire a few individuals for security purposes – mainly to keep wild animals away from the source.
We are unaware of any other issues at this time.
Project Financials
PROJECT BUDGET IN US DOLLARS
ACTIVITIES AMOUNT US $
1. Operation cost
-Drilling (2) Boreholes 38,700
-Buying (2) storage tanks 100,000 ltrs 3,600
2. Purchase of materials for (2) Boreholes
-Stones, cement, sand, rods and assorted woods,
transportation of materials 3,800
3. Land
-Community to provide 0.00
4. Human Resources
-Hydrological survey for (2) Boreholes and drilling
permits (paid) 2500
-Water quality analysis 550
-Labor to build 2 generator house, on-going
maintenance and security guards 3,600
5. Report Writing/Administration Costs
-Analysis, compilation and printing 600
6. Generators (2) 8,300
7. Toilet Facilities
-Analysis and determination of proper toilet location,
building 2 structures containing both male/female
restroom and a bathing facility 4,800
TOTAL COST $66,450
Community will donate labor costs for implementation of well and will help pay a monthly fee to help with on-going maintenance of well. We have set aside funds for maintenance but want the community to participate so that they will have a vested interest in the well.
Project Sustainability and Impact Assessment
Each family with access to the well will be charged a small monthly fee that will be held in a MPESA account. This will insure that the funds are available for any maintenance issue that arises during the year. The funds will be easier to track with the mobile device and prevent misuse of the money.
We will be measuring the number of users (individuals & families) at each well, how much water they are collecting per day, how many trips per week a woman is collecting water for her family, measuring the distance the women travel from home to the well (will determine where next set of wells should be drilled - pending confirmation of a ground water source)
Implementer Details (if other than applicant)
Application Summary
| Applicant | : | Sabore's Well |
| Status | : | approved_accepted |
| Country | : | KENYA Map |
Funding
| Amount Funded | : | $55,000 |
| Funded By:- | ||
| Blue Planet Network | : | $55,000 |
Funds Used |
: | $55,000 |
Funds Available |
: | $0 |
Projects Summary of Application
| Number of Projects | : | 1 |
| Overall Start Date | : | TODO! |
| Overall Completion Date | : | TODO! |
| Date of Last Update | : |