Funded by Bob Hoff in conjunction with Jacky Falkenberg's Walk for Water, The Samburu Project will drill and install a shallow well equipped with a handpump in the Lerata B Community.
Narrative
Initially we attempted to drill a well in a place beyond Lusen Gap called Ngutuk Elmuget in Lodungokwe. After two days of surveys, it was concluded that drilling a shallow well in this area was not viable. Thus, Kariuki and Lucas decided to move to an entirely new area on the road between Wamba and Archer's Post called Lerata B.
This community is located in one of the driest areas of the Samburu District. Access to water is challenging. A government truck ferries water from Archer's Post 20 kms away to this village once a month. The water is not enough to last the community a whole month.
With a well, the community will have access to a safe and reliable water source. Women will have enough time to do other productive business. More children will attend school. The water from the well will be used for both domestic and livestock use. The community also intends to do farming.
It is hard to imagine what this community goes through to have access to water. It is equally as hard for the community to imagine that a clean, safe water source is on its way.
Three sites were surveyed before finding a viable location.