Clean Water Projects: Community-Led Solutions

At Tekelbei Foundation, we believe that access to clean and safe drinking water is not just a privilege, but a fundamental human right. That’s why we’re dedicated to empowering needy rural communities in Bomet County by providing sustainable water solutions through rainwater harvesting an storage projects, borehole drilling, and well construction initiatives.  We believe in offering solutions based on community engagement and education, ensuring that local community members are at the key stakeholders in our projects.

Bringing access to clean and safe drinking water: Our Approach

  1. Community involvement and engagement:  We care to listen to the issues directly affecting needy communities in Bomet County. We work with community members, their local leaders, and local authorities such as chiefs to find out challenges they are facing and raise a solution that benefits them effectively.
  2. Community Enlightment:  We are always committed to community members being informed and self- sufficient in sustaining the projects implemented. We work together with local experts and local leaders to educate members on matters such as proper handling of the tanks, and equipment and maintaining proper hygiene practices such as handwashing and upholding the cleanliness of their rainwater catchment areas. We also show them how they can optimize the water to start income generating projects such as dairy farming and agriculture projects.
  3. Implementing the clean water projects:  We comprehensively follow due processes such as engaging experienced water experts and professionals as well as getting the proper approvals to set up the projects so they are functional, safe, and reliable for the community beneficiaries.
  4. Monitoring and Evaluation: After the projects are installed, we keep track of how they are helping the community members while also engaging the local leaders. We ensure we keep going back to see how community members are faring and if the projects do work.

We never go in with a presumed and blanket approach as we understand that every community has unique needs, which is why we work closely with local experts and community members to determine the most appropriate water projects for each area. Whether it’s a drilled well or borehole, rainwater catchment system, or charity initiative, we prioritize solutions that are convenient, safe, and sustainable for the community.

Our commitment to transparency and accountability is firm. We ensure our team and partners disclose the real costs of installing and maintaining our water projects.

We also provide valuable community education on sanitation and hygiene practices, so that people wholly benefit from the projects into the future. We monitor and evaluate thoroughly to ensure that the projects are sustainable and leave a long lasting impact on future generations.

We highly value your support in all this. By donating to Tekelbei Foundation, you’re not just providing resources; you’re meeting the direct human needs of families, promoting the local economy, and bringing dignity to the communities we serve. Together, we can transform the lives of needy rural communities. Join us in our mission to ensure that every person in Bomet County and beyond has access to clean and safe drinking water. Donate today and be a part of the solution. Thank you for your kindness and support!

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Household Rainwater Harvesting and Storage Project.

Providing clean and safe drinking water is a goal that is close to our hearts. We are committed to ensuring that needy Kenyan households in Bomet County have access to water tanks to harvest rainwater.
In Kenya, majority of people fail to store up enough water during the March-May rains. Due to lack of proper and effective water conservation systems, water drains into sewers and the rest is stormwater runoff. This means during dry seasons people cannot meet their water and sanitation needs.

Tekelbei Foundation has a deep commitment to the provision of clean and safe drinking water. Our primary objective is to ensure that marginalized and vulnerable households have access to water tanks for rainwater harvesting. In Bomet County, Kenya, we have supplied over 1,000 tanks to more than 300 families, enabling them to conveniently obtain safe clean drinking water right at their doorstep to meet their daily requirements.

At least 40% of Kenyan households cannot access safe clean water. This is a sad reality. However, we believe that clean water provision is a collective responsibility. As 2030 fast approaches, our leadership, team, and communities are working consistently to ensure we achieve the dream of improving the lives of our children, youth, women, and families.

In rural areas of Kenya, communities traditionally depend on water sources such as rainfall, rivers, wells, and ponds to fulfill their water requirements.

According to the UN, women and children spend on average six to eight hours each day walking to fetch water. The average distance that women and children in developing communities walk to access water is 6 kilometers. The time children spend collecting water keeps them from going to school and getting an education.

Moreover, women experience chronic fatigue and dehydration while walking for water. Pregnant women can suffer spontaneous miscarriages because of the physical demand of collecting water. The time spent and the physical toll it takes on women to collect water keeps them from engaging in gainful economic activities to provide for their families. With close and easy access to safe drinking water, women can provide a second income for their families, and contribute to economic development in their community.

Climate change, on the other hand, has worsened access to safe clean drinking water through reduction of river flows and yields at springs and shallow wells. Rainfall, too, has become unpredictable.

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