plan 186Oywa community rainwater harvesting,testing,WASH and pasteurisation project.

Summary

Oywa "A" solar support group proposes to install five plastic tanks and conducting trainings on rain water catchment, WASH and water testing, solar pasteurization within five location covered by the project.

Background

The project is needed urgently because the community experiences extreme floods and drought conditions. During rainy seasons, alot of water goes into waste due to lack of appropriate rain water harvesting systems and during drought, there's no clean safe water near by.
The group received first funding of US$ 1000 from a Single Drop and constructed the first water tank in July 2008.

Location

katito,Kisumu,Nairobi, Nyakach,Nyanza, Kenya

Attachments

  • Oywa_BUD...

Focus

Primary Focus: Drinking Water - Households
Secondary Focus: Sanitation - Community

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 476

Families – 6613
Children – 17,605
Women - 6181

School Children Getting Water:

17,605

People Getting Sanitation: 476

Families – 6613
Children – 17,605
Women - 6181

People Getting Other Benefits: 30,060

Solar cooking and Pasteurization - 34,060
Hygene - 476
Capacity building - 15
PML Water testing-851

Start Date: 2009-05-01

Completion Date: 2009-11-01

Technology Used:

We Intend to:-
-Install a plastic tank per location - they are durable and last longest.
-Train community on rain water harvesting systems, sanitation, hygiene and water testing & pasteurization within 5 locations covered by the project.
-Solar cooking and PML water testing.

Phases:

Yes.

Community Organization:

We have:-
-Mobilized and sensitized the community on rain importance.
-trained members on construction and maintenance of the plastic tanks.
-made plans on air this publicly on the Chief Barazzas,Churches.

Government Interaction:

Yes.
We've contacted the ministry of Health and water under the provincial administration.

Ancillary activities:

Capacity building will be done to 15 group members who will then train other group on maintenance of the water tanks.

Other Issues:

Water has to be sourced from far off rivers and dams which are not safe for human consumption. Plenty of clean water can therefore be stored through this project which will be piped for use in times of water scarcity.
Inn this community, Women and girls have a burden of fetching water from far of areas for their households. This project will offer water in near areas in turn saving much time needed to do some constructive duties.

Maintenance Revenue:

Members plan to sell the water on the lower side at 2/= as opposed to 5/= per 20Ltr jerrycan to generate income for the maintenance of tanks, as the tank can hold up 50,000Ltrs of water per year.

Maintenance Cost: $63

Metrics:

Prior art before metrics

Cost: $6,959

See attached.

Co Funding Amount: $1,532

SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL (SCI): The support given us is in form of Materials and technical support.

Community Contribution Amount: $425

In kind ; Unskilled labour

Fund Requested: $5,002

Attachments

  • Oywa_BUD...
  • 1 participant | show more

    longitude and latitude for oywa a project .

    Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=katito+,kenya&sll=-0.052185,34.747009&sspn=0.310363,0.4422&g=kisumu+,kenya&ie=UTF8&ll=-0.052185,34.781342&spn=0.620724,0.884399&z=10&iwloc=A. please i would like you to clarify to me this location.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=katito+,kenya&sll=-0.052185,34.747009&sspn=0.310363,0.4422&g=kisumu+,kenya&ie=UTF8&ll=-0.052185,34.781342&spn=0.620724,0.884399&z=10&iwloc=A.
    please i would like you to clarify to me this location.

    • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

      1.Longitude -0.059738 2. Latitude 34.747009

      1.Longitude -0.059738
      2. Latitude 34.747009

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    Comment by Matilda of UCOBAC, Uganda

    Mukisa Solome of UCOBAC

    Sorry, I have come in late only to find most of the questions already asked. This proposal is good and has tried to explain everything except we do not see the following: - The Implementer's name - The implementer's background Otherwise, Bravo Aywar Community rainwater harvestisng!

    Sorry, I have come in late only to find most of the questions already asked.

    This proposal is good and has tried to explain everything except we do not see the following:

    - The Implementer's name
    - The implementer's background

    Otherwise, Bravo Aywar Community rainwater harvestisng!

    • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

      1. Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group. 2. The group has been engaged in solar cooking and water pasteurization since 2003 when Solar Cookers International introduced its activities to the community in Nyakach Constituency, Nyando District in Kenya. Since them the group has reached about 40,000 people and disseminated 2000 solar cookers to the co...

      1. Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group.
      2. The group has been engaged in solar cooking and water pasteurization since 2003 when Solar Cookers International introduced its activities to the community in Nyakach Constituency, Nyando District in Kenya. Since them the group has reached about 40,000 people and disseminated 2000 solar cookers to the community. The membership has grown from 5 to 15. It was among the first groups to get the initial funding of 1000 US $ from A Single Drop to install the first water tank and to train the community of Gem Rae location on rain water harvesting, WASH and water testing using the Portable Microbiology Lab (PML).
      The group operates in a flood prone area which is normally characterized by drought conditions that follow immediately after the floods.

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    more details

    Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

    Hi jesca and seline Great job on the proposal! We're glad to see you partiipating in the peer water review. I have a few questions: 1) how many locations are you planning to install the roof catchments and tanks? 2) how many people will have access to the water? Will it be in households or schols or other places? 3) will people sell ...

    Hi jesca and seline

    Great job on the proposal! We're glad to see you partiipating in the peer water review.

    I have a few questions:

    1) how many locations are you planning to install the roof catchments and tanks?

    2) how many people will have access to the water? Will it be in households or schols or other places?

    3) will people sell the water? If so ho much? And who willl benefit from the profits?

    4) how will you educate the people to treat their rainwater?

    5) how often does it rain in your area? During the dry season, what other water source will you use?

    Thanks for answering these questions! I look forward to hearing from you!

    In sisterhood
    Gemma

    • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

      1. We are planning to install the roof catchment and tank in Five locations 2. People to have access to the water are: Families 6613, Children 17,605, Women 6,181. Households and schools 3. Yes we will sell the water. At Kshs. 2 per 20liter container. The Oywa Group will benefit 4. We will educate the people to treat their rainwater by usi...

      1. We are planning to install the roof catchment and tank in Five locations
      2. People to have access to the water are: Families 6613, Children 17,605, Women 6,181. Households and schools
      3. Yes we will sell the water. At Kshs. 2 per 20liter container. The Oywa Group will benefit
      4. We will educate the people to treat their rainwater by using the Solar Cookit to pasteurize the water and use of water guard
      5. It rains in the following months: February, March, April, May, October and December. We use River water and tap water during dry seasons

      • Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

        Great ladies! thanks for the information. I just have a few more questions. 1) how much is the waterguard? Is it readily available in the community? 2) Who will install? 3) Will you also offer WASH education? If so, how will you promote it so that people will attend your seminars? 4) What will OYWA use the money for? Thank y...

        Great ladies! thanks for the information. I just have a few more questions.

        1) how much is the waterguard? Is it readily available in the community?
        2) Who will install?
        3) Will you also offer WASH education? If so, how will you promote it so that people will attend your seminars?
        4) What will OYWA use the money for?

        Thank you!

        In sisterhood
        gemma

        • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

          1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop. 2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks. 3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promo...

          1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop.
          2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks.
          3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promoted through local administration, schools and churches in the project area.
          4. The money will be used for maintenance, running daily group activities and to make the group to sustain its activities. This is hoped to make the group self sustaining.

      • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

        1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop. 2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks. 3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promo...

        1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop.
        2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks.
        3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promoted through local administration, schools and churches in the project area.
        4. The money will be used for maintenance, running daily group activities and to make the group to sustain its activities. This is hoped to make the group self sustaining.

    • Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

      Great ladies! thanks for the information. I just have a few more questions. 1) how much is the waterguard? Is it readily available in the community? 2) Who will install? 3) Will you also offer WASH education? If so, how will you promote it so that people will attend your seminars? 4) What will OYWA use the money for? Thank y...

      Great ladies! thanks for the information. I just have a few more questions.

      1) how much is the waterguard? Is it readily available in the community?
      2) Who will install?
      3) Will you also offer WASH education? If so, how will you promote it so that people will attend your seminars?
      4) What will OYWA use the money for?

      Thank you!

      In sisterhood
      gemma

      • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

        1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop. 2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks. 3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promo...

        1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop.
        2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks.
        3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promoted through local administration, schools and churches in the project area.
        4. The money will be used for maintenance, running daily group activities and to make the group to sustain its activities. This is hoped to make the group self sustaining.

    • Dinah Chienjo of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

      1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop. 2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks. 3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promo...

      1. Water guard costs 20 Kenya shillings and is enough to treat 600 liters of water. It available and the group also stocks them at their shop.
      2.The group members, local artisans and the target groups will install the water tanks.
      3. WASH education has been on going since the first funding from A Single Drop. It will be continued and promoted through local administration, schools and churches in the project area.
      4. The money will be used for maintenance, running daily group activities and to make the group to sustain its activities. This is hoped to make the group self sustaining.

  • Rating: 7

    review by A Single Drop

    these women have vast experience in creating a microbusiness by selling water Cookits focusing on WASH Education and water pastueurization. They have a clear strategy and the capacity to implement.

  • Not Reviewed

    by UCOBAC

Name Status Completion Date Final Cost
Oywa community rainwater harvesting,testing,WASH and pasteurisation project. completed Sep 2009 1,514