Project Designed by: Peter Khamusali, FSD Program Director and Kenyan native, in close collaboration with the Shikokho Water Resources Users Community Group; FSD intern Abigail Papé.

Total Project Cost: $23,000.00

Community Contribution: $4,000

Raised to Date: $14,000

Additional Funds Needed: $9,000; $4,598.54 of which we are trying to raise now for phase two of this project!

The village of Shikokho is among the many villages in Kenya and Africa, at large, that currently is without appropriate access to a sustained clean water source. Women spend several hours each day collecting water for washing clothes, cooking, and bathing. The sources from which the water is obtained are open to the air and subject to contaminants that affect the health of the villagers and families.

This initiative aims at getting clean, accessible and sustainable water to this community. Electricity was recently brought to the village and is helping to improve the lives of the villagers. Additionally Peter Khamusali, the project leader and Kenyan native, would like to see running water flow into the community. Not only will running water be brought through the project; drilling a borehole and installing a submersible pump, Peter has a vision to protect the wells and springs within the community and its surrounding area.

So far Peter reports the first stage of the project, the geophysical /hydrological survey, has been completed and he is now in the process of training a committee of 12 community members in the practical dimensions of managing the water source. The next phase after training will be drilling and the third will be the installation of tanks. He reports the community had a goal to raise approximately $4000.00 USD toward the project, with an estimated cost of $23,000.00 overall. He recently reported that funding is now over 50% complete for the project. My goal for this campaign is to raise $4,598.54 which would cover the expense of drilling to establish the clean water source. Having lived in the village adjacent to Shikokho and participated in gathering water, boiling water, using it for washing clothing and dishes, as well as working in a health clinic for nine weeks, I am acutely aware of the necessity for accessible clean water sources and believe this project will sustainably improve the lives of the villagers in western Kenya.

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