Location: Ntiyange Village – Rohno Rowe Baptist School
District: Kuria West
Country: Bugumbe North, Kenya
Population (est): 600
GPS coordinates: S01.11935 E034.54617

Summary of Community Situation: According to Hydrating Humanity’s recent visual assessment of this area, confirmed through studies cited by the Kuria Ministry of Water personnel, less than 20% of the homes practice improved sanitation aka pit latrines. (i.e. outhouse use). The introduction of improved water is a major motivator for improved sanitation in the developing world. A village that has no hope of access to safe water will rarely show concern for managing human waste. Water is first. This school has never had access to clean safe water.

Currently villagers bathe and wash clothes in the e-coli ridden stream located nearby. Men have been observed driving their livestock to drink from the same. Livestock usually defecate in their watering holes as a practice.

Summary of Water Solution: The aquifer has been captured at about 50’ below grade and the well shaft is approximately I meter across and lined with solid concrete walls. A 9-inch concrete pad will be poured with a galvanized Afridev Hand Pump using all stainless steel parts.

Summary of Sustainability Profile: The school will receive hygiene training by Hydrating Humanity’s Social Workers and our local water technicians who are on staff in the Bukira East area will service the pump.

Summary of Cost Per Person: The cost of this concrete lined traditional hand pump well is $6000, which is $10 per person given this school’s population of 600. Currently this school does not have a safe water source at all. The student population will likely double soon after this well is installed reducing the cost to $5 per person.

PROJECT COMPLETED

Village: Komagoli
District: Ganyange
Country: Tanzania
Population (est): 300-350
GPS coordinates: S01.31879 E034.59721

Summary of Community Situation: According to Hydrating Humanity’s recent visual assessment of this village, confirmed through studies cited by the local Ministry of Water personnel, only about 50% of the homes practice improved sanitation aka pit latrines. (i.e. outhouse use). The introduction of improved water is a major motivator for improved sanitation in the developing world. A village that has no hope of access to safe water will rarely show concern for managing human waste. Water is first. This village has never had access to safe water.

Currently villagers bathe and wash clothes in the e-coli ridden stream produced by this unprotected spring. Men have been observed driving their livestock to drink from the same. Livestock usually defecate in their watering holes as a practice.

Summary of Water Solution: A sub-surface cementitious filter box constructed below grade will filter the spring water straight from the aquifer which will produce a spring well of safe clean drinking water. This is similar to current methods for collecting spring water for potable use in the US.

Summary of Sustainability Profile: There are no moving parts to break down and/or maintain in a spring well. Each community will receive direct attention and training from Hydrating Humanity’s Social Worker Staff before the project begins, during the project’s construction season and again after the project is completed. Hydrating Humanity’s goal is to reach as many people in the village as possible working through education to change the way people collect, store and use water and sequentially sanitation practices.

Summary of Related Challenges/Opportunities (hygiene, education, etc.): This area of Tanzania has approximately 50% of households using improved sanitation facilities (i.e. outhouses). Open defecation and lack of hygienic behaviors such as hand-washing with soap and safe water storage threaten the effectiveness and sustainability of safe water sources. Hydrating Humanity’s hygiene curriculum addresses all these needs and behaviors. Providing clean water alone is only around 15% effective at eliminating waterborne disease, but when we combine clean water with hygiene training that statistic rockets to 75%.

Summary of Cost Per Person: The cost of the spring well is $3500, which is $11.66 per person given a community of 300. In reality there could be significantly more than 300 drawing water from this new spring during the dry season, but we would rather understate than overstate.

PROJECT COMPLETED

Village: Gwikonge
District: Bukira Central
Country: Tanzania
Population (est): 300-350
GPS coordinates: S01.23225 E034.58323

Summary of Community Situation: According to Hydrating Humanity’s recent visual assessment of this village, confirmed through studies cited by the local Ministry of Water personnel, only about 50% of the homes practice improved sanitation aka pit latrines. (i.e. outhouse use). The introduction of improved water is a major motivator for improved sanitation in the developing world. A village that has no hope of access to safe water will rarely show concern for managing human waste. Water is first. This village has never had access to safe water.

Currently villagers bathe and wash clothes in the e-coli ridden stream produced by this unprotected spring. Men have been observed driving their livestock to drink from the same. Livestock usually defecate in their watering holes as a practice.
Summary of Water Solution: A sub-surface cementitious filter box constructed below grade will filter the spring water straight from the aquifer which will produce a spring well of safe clean drinking water. This is similar to current methods for collecting spring water for potable use in the US.

Summary of Sustainability Profile: There are no moving parts to break down and/or maintain in a spring well. Each community will receive direct attention and training from Hydrating Humanity’s Social Worker Staff before the project begins, during the project’s construction season and again after the project is completed. Hydrating Humanity’s goal is to reach as many people in the village as possible working through education to change the way people collect, store and use water and sequentially sanitation practices.

Summary of Related Challenges/Opportunities (hygiene, education, etc.): This area of Tanzania has approximately 50% of households using improved sanitation facilities (i.e. outhouses). Open defecation and lack of hygienic behaviors such as hand-washing with soap and safe water storage threaten the effectiveness and sustainability of safe water sources. Hydrating Humanity’s hygiene curriculum addresses all these needs and behaviors. Providing clean water alone is only around 15% effective at eliminating waterborne disease, but when we combine clean water with hygiene training that statistic rockets to 75%.

Summary of Cost Per Person: The cost of the spring well is $3500, which is $11.66 per person given a community of 300. In reality there could be significantly more than 300 drawing water from this new spring during the dry season, but we would rather understate than overstate.

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