Supporting Water Projects
in Kitui
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Your
money is providing clean water to
thousands of people in Kitui.
Please
continue your support and sponsor a project.
For details of current water projects
supported by Friends of Kitui, see our Current
Projects page
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Who
do we support?
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Areas
too remote to have been which have been included in larger scale development
projects.
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Regions
where communities travel long distances of 5km or more
each way to water points.
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Areas
with no other ongoing water projects.
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Areas
where the local communities are willing to participate
in the implementation and maintenance of the projects.
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Areas
where selection of suitable locations for water
projects can be done in close collaboration with the
local parish council, local administration, Ministry of
Water and other development agencies existing in the
parishes.
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The
amount of rainfall in the arid and semi-arid lands (ARALs) like Kitui is not the
problem. Kitui
diocese has annual rainfall in the range 250mm-800mm, not hugely different from
Dublin. However, unlike Ireland, the rainfall comes in intense bursts of short
duration, and at specific seasons. Daytime temperatures are
such that rapid evaporation occurs.
Rains Diagram
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To Donate to a water project, please go to our Donations
Page
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Access
to Water and Electricity across all provinces
of Kenya
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Province
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Access
to water
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Access
to electricity
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%
of households with piped water in dwelling
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%
of people with water source less than 15min walk
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%
with electricity
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%
without electricity
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Nairobi
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33.2
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95.9
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71.4
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28.5
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Central
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11.8
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70.9
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19.2
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80.4
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Coast
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8.1
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63.9
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19.3
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80.5
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Eastern (which
includes Kitui)
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4.1
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38.7
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6.9
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93.1
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N. Eastern
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0.6
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22.1
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3.2
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95.9
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Nyanza
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0.6
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31.6
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5.1
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94.9
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Rift Valley
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4.5
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50.5
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10.5
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89.5
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Western
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1.3
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44.6
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1.6
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98.2
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Kenya
overall
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7.6
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53.2
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16.0
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83.9
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Why should we support
water projects in Kitui?
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Click
Here to see details of our current projects |
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Easy
access to safe water is a basic human right.
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The
majority of the people of Kitui are denied this right.
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In Kitui, many have to walk long distances- sometimes more
than 10 km each way- to get water.
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The burden of fetching water falls on
women and girls in Kenya.
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Time
spent fetching water is time unavailable for providing the basic
necessities of life
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Click to enlarge
A typical earth dam constructed as a
joint effort between the Diocese and the community
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In the Water
Issues page we tell you more about the water situation in Kitui, and
how the Diocesan Water Depart- ment works to improve
matters for the people. By
sponsoring water projects to provide safe water within easy walking
distance of communities, we can greatly improve the living conditions of
all the people- but most particularly the women. It's important to realise
that the time saved by shortening the distance to safe water can be spent
more productively in raising crops.
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In the Current
Projects section you will find details of a number of water projects
which we have undertaken to support in the coming year. We have also
included detailed budget costings for these projects so that you can see
how the money will be spent. All these projects are a partnership between
the donor and the community. |
| For as little as €1800 you could provide a
safe water supply for up to 200 people. |
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