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In Nyamira District, Health and Water Foundation is working through Community Based Organizations, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health to construct pit latrines, water storage tanks and hand wash facilities in the most affected primary schools. The main objective of this project is to KEEP THE GIRL CHILD AT SCHOOL and provides a clean/healthy learning environment. The girls have been found to drop out of school during onset of menstruation due to lack of the above facilities. This affects their overall performance in SMT subjects. The dropout leads to early marriages, child labor and prostitution. Health and Water Foundation aims at solving this problem by making the schools conducive to learning for both girls( especially during menstruation) and boys. We provide water storage tanks, wash rooms, latrines, sanitary towels (girls only) and hygiene training. This project is constructing pit latrines, at a ratio of 1:25 for girls and 1:30 for boys, hand wash units and 24,000 liters water storage tanks in the rural primary schools in Nyanza province. From experience, about US$35,000 will provide one primary school with the above facilities. To date HWF has successfully completed SWASP projects in over 5 primary schools including Ikobe primary School with support from Oak Foundation – UK and Nyambaso Primary school with support from The Rainwater Charitable Trust Funds-USA. HWF plans to do over 50 needy primary schools and we are fundraising at www.globalgiving.com/1609.
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Ikobe Primary school -toilets After |
2. Nubia Village Integrated Community Project
The project was an integrated infrastructure development project aimed at giving the Nubia residents water, sanitation facilities and access roads to the village, resource center, school and training on issues affecting their lives. In the first phase, the project rehabilitated the dilapidated road network within the Nubia village. A total of 1.83KMs of road network, including lining of the drains was made. The second phase rehabilitated 22 classrooms at Getembe Primary school, dug and constructed 21 VIP latrines and provided training on sanitation and general hygiene. The project also provided 145 new desks at the school. The last phase of the project completed the stalled Community Resource Center and drilled up one borehole within the Nubia Village as a source of clean water. The project ran for 18 months and was 78% supported by European Community through Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF). Training and capacity building for the local community based organization (the Nubia Muslim Self Help Group) was done to achieve long term sustainability of the completed project. |
Nubia Community Hall-before
Nubia Community Hall-After |
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HWF supports orphans and other vulnerable members of the society in terms shelter, clothing, food, medicines and life sustaining needs. HWF, as a start, identified and built a house for a family of orphans in Nyamira. Many more such orphans have been identified for support. If you like to support, please contact us. |
Orphans who got assistance |
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Currently the organization supports 2 disabled persons in Nyamira district. This entails medical, shelter and clothing supports. Food for the disabled is provided by the local community or CBO’s. US$ 640 will provide one disabled with good shelter and One year medical cover. 160 dollars provides medical cover per year. There are about 212 disabled persons in the district who need your support. |
Disabled Child |
This project aims to raise awareness on sexual maturation issues among school girls, advocate for affordable sanitary towels and increasing girls’ enrolment in Nyamira district .The project is set to benefit over 500 HIV/AIDS orphans, teachers, parents and local communities. The project is funded by the International Monetary Fund through its Civic Program Advisory Committee.
The project aims to increase and improve access to safe water supply , provide improved clean water supply on a sustainable basis through rain water harvesting (RWH) to five primary schools within Kisii Municipality, provide improved sanitation facilities for three low income estates: Jogoo, Nyanchwa and Nubia, facilitate improved community solid waste management through composting with women and youth groups, capacity build women and youth groups to sustainably manage the facilities including toilets. This project aims to benefit over 16,000 poor urban dwellers directly and 38,000 indirectly. This project is a collaborative effort with UNHABITAT under the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN) Initiative amounting to US$ 208,000. |
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