Funded by The Klein Family, Kenton Zehr, M.D., Susan A. Baker, M.D., & the African Bush Club, The Samburu Project drilled and installed a shallow well equipped with a handpump in this community.
Narrative
The trek to retrieve water initially took up to 9 hours because the location was far away and elephants often ruined the hand-dug well in the night. Warriors tried to use hand-dug wells, but these are very dangerous and women won't go in. Otherwise they had to walk 5 km.
Now the walk is less than 20 minutes. Community members have more time to look after and feed animals and take care of children. The very clean water has meant no more water-related health problems.
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Stephanie Ng of The Samburu Project
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Implementation Status: completed Tue 22 May 2012, About 13 Years agoStephanie Ng's Visit- May 2012
On May 19, just a few days before my visit to this well, the community called Paul, the person in charge of our well maintenance, and said that the well was not pumping water. Paul came out to the well that same day and took apart the well to see what the problem was. He found that one rod needed to be replaced because one of the ends had broken off due to rust. Once Paul buys the replacement and is ready to fix the well, he will need to take four additional able men from Wamba as well as get men from the community to help him replace the rod since it is a very labor intensive job.
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Heidi Sheppard of The Samburu Project
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Implementation Status: completed Fri 17 Jun 2011, Almost 14 Years agoJune 2011 Update by Paalo Lekuuk
Routine visit:
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Kristen Kosinski of The Samburu Project
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Implementation Status: completed Sun 27 Feb 2011, Over 14 Years agoKristen Kosinski's Visit - February 2011
• NF – Rod and Rubber issue…water was still on the ground so well had been down for less than one week.
• No fencing.-
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Heidi Sheppard of The Samburu Project
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Implementation Status: completed Wed 07 Jul 2010, Almost 15 Years agoSarah Ball's and Ashley Cook's Visit - June 2010
Notes from the Lopesiwo 3 Well:
-If the well breaks community members go to Lucas, but 40 people know how to fix the well.
-3 breaks since the well was built: steel, water, and rubbers.
-Community is too poor to pool money for repairs.
-Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution include:
- The well was fenced when it was built (2006) but the fence was taken during the drought. Fortunately, they plan to replace the fence.
-The community requests a trough.
-They tried to create a farm but elephants ruined it.-
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- Impact Assessment (M&E) Phase Project completed on 31 Jul, 2007 Implementation Phase
- Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Jul, 2007 Preparation Phase
How it Works
Every field note helps building a history of activity at the project site. Every visit should result in a field note, including visits by peers and 3rd parties. Visits can be before implementation, during implementation and during operational state.
If the field note is during the operating phase of the project, then PWX considers the note as a verification note. Verification can show if the current operating state is different from that in the 'final' report and thus draw attention and resources to resolve issues.
Soon PWX AnalytiX will track the number of projects verified and combine that with the amount of time elapsed since 'completion', to summarize monitoring efforts and the sustainability of projects.
Funded by The Klein Family, Kenton Zehr, M.D., Susan A. Baker, M.D., & the African Bush Club, The Samburu Project drilled and installed a shallow well equipped with a handpump in this community.
Narrative
The trek to retrieve water initially took up to 9 hours because the location was far away and elephants often ruined the hand-dug well in the night. Warriors tried to use hand-dug wells, but these are very dangerous and women won't go in. Otherwise they had to walk 5 km.
Now the walk is less than 20 minutes. Community members have more time to look after and feed animals and take care of children. The very clean water has meant no more water-related health problems.
Sustainability
Creating and measuring long-term impact
The community agrees by contract to pay for maintenance costs. Each well committee collects approximately $250 per year for this purpose. In order to ensure well functionality and monitor its use, The Samburu Project spends approximately $160 per year per well. This comes from our general fund, which is maintained by individual donations.
Impact
People Impacted: 1500
People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 1500
The main objective of the project is to provide clean, safe drinking water.
People Getting Sanitation: 15000
Improved sanitation has been an ancillary benefit of community water availability.
Maintenance/Operating Costs Annual, in US$: $410
Creating and measuring long-term impact
The community agrees by contract to pay for maintenance costs. Each well committee collects approximately $250 per year for this purpose. In order to ensure well functionality and monitor its use, The Samburu Project spends approximately $160 per year per well. This comes from our general fund, which is maintained by individual donations.
Funding
- funded:
- $10,500
- Community:
- $1,850
- Final Cost:
- $12,350