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Every borehole, protected spring and water point we've built with communities. Explore our growing footprint of WASH infrastructure across Kenya.

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Water points across the footprint.

Each site below is a piece of community-owned infrastructure, drilled, protected or rehabilitated, and built to keep delivering safe water for years to come.

Borehole Drilling

Tororet

Learners either brought water from home or fetched it from a nearby stream, which was seasonal and unprotected.…

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Borehole Drilling

Kotel

Kotel’s only water source was a water pan 3 km away. Learners lost significant class time walking to…

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Spring Protection

Mpiro

Mpiro used an unprotected spring which provided turbid and sometimes stagnant water. Both the school and the local…

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Borehole Drilling

Ilpori

Ilpori depended on rainwater harvesting, which was only useful in wet seasons. Most of the time, learners brought…

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Spring Protection

Losho

The school used an unprotected spring shared with the community and livestock. It frequently dried up or became…

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Borehole Drilling

Ildungisho

Rainwater was the sole source of water, and tanks were often dry for weeks. Learners brought water from…

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Borehole Drilling

Pardamat

Pardamat used a nearby water pan, which dried up quickly in hot weather. The water was turbid, and…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Olaer Owang

Although a borehole existed, it was unreliable and overstretched by community and school demand. Frequent breakdowns and low…

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Spring Protection

Osinoni

Osinoni relied exclusively on rainwater harvesting, with limited storage. During prolonged dry spells, tanks ran empty, forcing pupils…

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Borehole Drilling

Olasenua

Water came from an unprotected spring located 3 km away, shared with the community and animals. The long…

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Borehole Drilling

Sikawa

Sikawa depended on a shallow well that was prone to contamination. The water was turbid, and quantity was…

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Borehole Drilling

Shankoe

Rainwater was the only water source, but with inadequate storage, the school quickly ran out during dry seasons.…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Lekanka

At Lekanka, water access was entirely through vendors. This made water expensive and inaccessible for most families and…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Emarti Kasoe

This school depended on a nearby water pan that became muddy, shallow, or dry during droughts. The pan…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Oloolaimutia

Though water was piped from a nearby spring, the flow was inconsistent and frequently failed. The school often…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Nasoretet

A seasonal stream was the only water source for both school and community. During dry months, it dried…

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Borehole Drilling

Oloika

Oloika relied on a water pan located 1 km away. This meant learners often had to trek to…

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Borehole Drilling

Olenkuya

A typical lunch break for learners in Ole Nkuya was picking up their jerrycans and heading to the…

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Spring Protection

Oloontare

The school and community used an unprotected spring, which was heavily contaminated by livestock and other human activities.…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Empoo

Empoo School depended on rainwater which was highly seasonal. Learners often carried water from home in small water…

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Borehole Drilling

Naarolong

Naarolong Primary School relied solely on rainwater which often ran out due to erratic rain patterns and inadequate…

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Borehole Drilling

Isintin

Isintin relied on a water pan that was unprotected and shared with livestock. During dry spells water was…

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Spring Protection

Lepolosi

The school and surrounding community relied on an unprotected spring that was quite a distance from the school.…

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Borehole Drilling

Ositeti

Although Ositeti had access to a borehole, it was not always reliable due to overuse by the community…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Ololchura

The Ololchura community including the school accessed water intermittently from a standpipe provided by one of the resorts…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Embiti

While a borehole was present, it was diesel-operated and often unutilized due to lack of funds to purchase…

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Borehole Drilling

Olomanira

Olomanira relied on water pans that dried up during dry seasons and were heavily used by livestock hence…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Olkiloriti

Water at Olkiloriti came from an unprotected spring and a community borehole that yielded salty water unsuitable for…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Parmolie

The main water source was scoop holes dug in dry riverbeds which was both unsafe and unreliable. The…

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Borehole Rehabilitation

Enkeju-Enkorien

While in Enkeju_Enkorien, it is almost a guarantee that you will spot a herd of elephants, this is…

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Borehole Drilling

Ilmonchin

An unprotected well served both Ilmonchin School and the community with poor water quality and often contaminated. Learners…

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Borehole Drilling

Endoinyo Narasha

The community relied on a water pan which was often contaminated as it also served as the watering…

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Borehole Drilling

Kijirjir

There was no water source within or near Kijirjir School. Learners were required to carry water from home…

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Borehole Drilling

Enemasi

The school and community were faced with severe water insecurity with only a water pan serving a very…

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Borehole Drilling

Nkairuwani

Nkairowauni Primary School depended on a water pan 1 km away which dried up during the dry season…

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