Sanitation

By Peer Water Exchange Posted on Mon 16 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

Please expand on your sanitation plan.

You state 9000 people will get sanitation. Your plan only states the costs of building of 2 toilets (i assume somewhere near the water source).

Its unlikely they can serve all the people.

What is your plan to treat the sewage?

Thanks,
Rajesh

A few thoughts

By The Samburu Project Posted on Tue 17 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

Sabore...

It's good to see Kariuki's hydrogeologic survey. You are in excellent hands with him! I consulted on a project back in 2007 near Narok and there were some challenges. The first attempt at drilling ended up in a dry well. I know the geology is much different there than in the areas we work in Samburu. With this, I would certainly negotiate the cost of a dry well if you have not done so already.

What are your plans for hygiene and sanitation training specifically? Is the generator proposed diesel or solar powered? If diesel, what do you project monthly fuel costs will be? Will the funds collected cover this as well as ongoing maintenance?

Thanks!

Kristen

A few thoughts

By Sabore's Well Posted on Thu 19 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

Kristen - thank you for your comments and we would welcome your suggestions and input on how to negotiate the cost of a dry well. Kariuki's survey was very promising so we hope this is not our experience to end up dry with the first wells.

We will be setting up some training classes for the women that Sabore will be the beginning instructor and then future refresher courses will be offered by women in the CBO if it appears that the women are not using proper sanitation practices. We will be setting up a hand washing station where they can also rinse out their Jerri cans.

The generator will be diesel powered however we have been working with a large company in Nairobi that is interested in helping us use solar power and we are hoping that by the time installation of the wells occurs that we've worked out an arrangement with them to provide solar power for the wells.

After the first month of running the generator, we will have a better idea of the fuel costs. At this moment we are projecting that the pumping will occur 1 time a week and will use about 15 liters of fuel @ 130KS per liter we estimate the cost at $23 US per week or about $100 per month and the monthly fees we will be collecting will cover this cost and the ongoing maintenance.

We will be setting aside additional funds for ongoing maintenance as we do not want something mechanical to happen to the well and not have the resources to fix it.

Thanks.

Training workshops and maintenance

By Water for Waslala Posted on Mon 23 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to add a few follow up questions related to training workshops and maintenance. You refer to setting up training classes and future refresher courses related to sanitation and hygiene.
(1) When do you plan to conduct the classes related to the project implementation timeline?
(2) Who will attend the classes and refreshers and why will they chose to attend?
(3) What specific topics will the classes focus on and how were these topics decided on?

You also discuss a monthly maintenance fee. How will you ensure payment? In other words, why/ how will community members continue to pay regularly if they hit a rough patch and have a hard time making ends meet that month?

Looking forward to learning more about your project and plans.

Best, Nora Pillard Reynolds
Vice President, Water for Waslala

By Sabore's Well Posted on Tue 24 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

1) The training classes will be conducted upon Sabore's return to Kenya in March. Sabore will be bringing the Narok County Public Health Officer to help with giving the training to the community. Sabore has already had a conversation with the officer and he is prepared and willing to help make sure the community uses proper sanitation practices.
2) It will be mandatory for one member of each and every village to attend at least one training session. Sabore has already explained to members of the community the procedures he will be putting into place in order to maintain a clean and healthy environment. One unique feature of this project is that Sabore lives in the community where these first wells are being drilled and understands the importance of overseeing the activities that will take place and will instill proper sanitation and maintenance.
3) The topics will include basic sanitation, hand washing, not defecating near the wells, using the toilets provided, rinsing Jerri Cans prior to use, and the importance of maintaining and sustaining the borehole to prevent water borne diseases.

Payment of the maintenance fee will be handled thru M-mpesa, the banking system available on cell phones in Kenya. We will have a dedicated phone for collecting the fees and the systems provides for tracking of fees.

First CBO project - choice of system

By Peer Water Exchange Posted on Mon 16 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

Hi Sabore and Therese,

Its the first time we are working with a community directly and expect a different peer review format and also different reporting and monitoring process.

We do need a few more details:

1. how much is the drilling cost per well? Is it 19,350? What is the total cost of the installation? What is the source of the estimate? We have different estimates from The Samburu Project in Kenya and others in Uganda.

2. Why have you decided on an electrical pumping system with generators? Would a handpump not work like in the projects mentioned above? You could do at least one more well for another community.

3. What type of storage tanks? How high will they be? Is there a distribution system or people have to come to the tank?

4. What is the plan on report writing? Who is going to do it? What Analysis, Compilation and Printing do you plan to do? If you are using the online platform you don't need to spend time with any of the above?

Thanks,
Rajesh

By Sabore's Well Posted on Mon 16 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

The drilling per well is $19,350 and that number was taken from the proposal Sabore received from Indepth Water Services and Management Ltd. The company was referred to us by the Ministry of Water in Narok as being the best drilling company in the area. If there is a way for us to attached one of the quotations for review, we will do that. The estimates from Samburu and Uganda are different because they do not have to drill as deep as we do in Sabore's area.

2. The reason we have chosen to use generators is due to the depth of the wells. The hand pump will not work for our wells. We would welcome the opportunity to do more wells for the community but due to the depth of the water, we are not sure that will be possible with this round of funding.

3. The storage tanks will be 100,000 liter and will be placed on top of a platform. The tanks are about 11 feet tall but will be higher due to the platform it rests on.. We do not have a distribution system. The people will have to come to the tank.

4. The report writing will be done by Sabore and the secretary of the CBO. We were not aware of the online Matrix platform until we were completing the proposal. We are hoping that will eliminate this expense but have left it in there as a precaution since online access is not always available in the area.

By Sabore's Well Posted on Mon 16 Dec 2013, over 10 years ago

We have added the drilling proposal from Indepth Water Services and Management LTD for your review. The quotation is in Kenyan Shillings and we have used an exchange rate of 84 to 1.

In addition, both hydrological surveys for the two wells have been attached.