adults and children gathered round a well where a woman is tipping water over the head of a child, Kenya.
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Authors
Justine Williams
Issue Date
30/01/2015
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en
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Water and Sanitation
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Strengthening the resilience of pastoralists to drought in 2 cross border areas of Kenya - IA15000060KEN
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Lokiriama, Turkana, North/west Kenya. Shallow wells are usually used as back-up water supplies in times of water shortage rather than a day to day source.) It was in good condition and used the simplest technology to ensure it could be maintained – a windlass and bucket with a lid to close the well and prevent pollution entering when not in use. There was a good cattle trough for watering animals and everything was in good order and still working. Provision of safe, clean water via a shallow well to nomadic pastorlist community. Shallow well includes separate water trough for animals.
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