Meshack Ekai sitting by the water tank.
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Andy Heath
Issue Date
30/01/2015
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en
Keywords
Water and Sanitation , Agriculture , Energy
Alternative Title
Turkana MDGs WASH Programme PIN 5000460
Abstract
The project addresses the needs of the poorest, most marginalised and vulnerable communities in Kenya by targeting poor people living in rural areas in the Greater Turkana district who currently do not have access to use safe drinking water or sanitation facilities and do not practice appropriate hygiene; especially hand washing. Turkana is the poorest district in Kenya, with 94.9% of the population below the absolute poverty line. The predominant livelihood is nomadic pastoralism. Lack of investment and recurrent drought push the district into a humanitarian emergency every 3-5 years. Open defecation is practiced by the overwhelming majority of people in Turkana (over 90% in most rural areas). Associated poor awareness of good hygiene practices, compounded by lack of access to adequate safe drinking water results in high rates of diarrhoea prevalent across the district, which is a key driver of malnutrition and endemic cholera. Technologies • Solar pumps, • Low maintenance (VLOM ) deep well hand pumps • Locally designed improved toilets "45,000 people will have access to safe and sufficient drinking water for the first time as a result of this project. The project will improve access to appropriate, community friendly sanitation and through hygiene promotion activities change behaviours which result in diarrhoea and reduce other water related diseases benefiting 66,050 people. The project will particularly benefit women and children who collect most of the domestic water. Project activities • Integrated water resource management/GIS mapping • Repair, rehabilitation or upgrade of existing water infrastructure • Development of new water infrastructure • Training programme for water management committees • Promotion of improved hygiene practices • Construction of institutional and household latrines
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