Project Background

Wajir County in Northeastern Kenya is experiencing significant water barriers which include; long distance to water sources, most of which are contaminated, acute water rationing, and drying up of most water wells. Due to the drought, animals have died, starved or suffered from diseases. With Funding from Pro.sa, CADIS Kenya aimed at positively impacting supply ofclean water in Wajir East Sub-County. Some works in the project included: augmenting, renovating, and developing a community shallow well in Qahira ward and putting in place a slipper pump system that is solar operated and water storages and distributions for human and livestock access.

Objectives

The main objective is to increase the availability of water and ensure that the water being provided is clean, which will help the health of the community increase as a result.

Project Activities

Activities involved, well rehabilitation through cleaning and deepening, construction of water storage structure and livestock tank, installation of the solar pump and solar panel, and handing over the project to the community with training on how to maintain it.

Implementation and Community Engagement

Skillful design was maintained by community incorporation, especially involving local labor and a water committee. The capacity building activities involved awareness creation on ways of maintaining wells and operations of solar pumps among the targeted communities.

Conclusion

High clean water availability for more than 300 families in Wajir East was made possible through the project suggesting that sustainable provision of clean water through solar power enhanced the provision of sustainable water supply system.