Projects
One Village At A Time
What we are doing
The One Village at A Time project is currently focusing on bringing water from a deep borehole to a remote village of 1000 people in eastern Kenya that has been suffering from drought for at least 10 years. We have also initiated a solar cooker pilot project and introduced a source of micro-financing and low cost health care to the villagers. We are doing this through public donations and with the generous partnering of several Rotary clubs who have committed to also supporting the village because of our initial and ongoing work.
Why it is needed
The area around Ndandini Village gets little rainfall and when it does rain, it immediately runs off causing erosion. Villagers subsist by walking miles to a dry riverbed and then digging to collect E-coli tainted water seepage. Health is compromised. The area is suffering severe famine. By providing clean water we hope to improve their health, ease the workload of women and children, and improve the yield of their garden crops.
What is important about the project
Prior to our involvement this area had received no outside help. We not only hope to bring them much needed clean water but also to help them develop some self-help village programs through micro-finance and education. We are hoping that our support of Ndandini Village will develop a model for village support that can then be used for other villages in the area. We are including a local NGO in our project to facilitate its ongoing support of the village after our initial involvement.
