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Wells For Africa |
| "Wells For Africa" is an
initiative by Sheila O'Malley and Gerry Jones, to raise funds for
water projects in Kitui, Kenya
Sheila and Gerry invite anyone interested
in this very rewarding work to make contact at the earliest opportunity
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 Fr Paul
Healy, Sheila O'Malley, Sr Kathleen of Loreto NS, and Gerry
Jones with the plaque for Musuoni Well |
| "Wells for Africa"
set out to
fund up to seven water projects in Kitui in the 2006/2007 school year.
Typically, these projects comprise the construction or
rehabilitation of a water well, or the construction of a
sand dam (aka subsurface dams), and typical costs lie in
the range €1400 to €4000. This sum will provide clean
water for a community of 200-300 people. |
As of November 12th 2006,
six of the seven projects targeted for 2006 have been fully
funded. |
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VIDEO
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Wells at Musuoni and Kiatineni
This 7 minute video shows the first two
wells to be constructed from the seven projects sponsored
by Friends of Kitui in 2006. Musuoni Well was funded by
Loreto Primary School, Dalkey, and Kiatineni Well was
funded by the Seaver family
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| Some
of the achievements in 2006 were |
Loreto
Secondary School, Dalkey
On Saturday 30th September 2006, transition year
students from Loreto Secondary School, Dalkey, raised
€2,704- enough to cover the cost of constructing a
sub-surface dam at Katwara, with €600 left over which
will cover 25% of the cost of constructing another
dam at Makolongo in Kitui diocese.
This is a fantastic achievement for all concerned.
Particular congratulations to the Loreto girls who again
gave up their time for a really worthy cause, and who
achieved such a magnificent result. You have given 540
people in Katwara a new lease of life.
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St Andrew's College,
On Friday October 20th, transition year students from
St Andrews College Blackrock raised €550 which will pay
for almost one-third of the cost of raising the sub-surface
dam at Kitula in Kitui. By raising the level of the
existing dam, the water storage capacity is increased
substantially and 400 people in the community of Kitula
will benefit throughout the dry season. The students of
St Andrews can be proud of their achievement. By giving up
their time for others, they have made a real difference to
the lives of 400 people. |
Irish Software Association
On Friday November 10th the Irish Software Association
held their annual dinner. We would like to thank the ISA
for supporting Friends of Kitui through a collection held
at this function, which raised the magnificent sum of
€5,100. This money, together with €550 raised by St
Andrew's College students, will pay in full the raising of
dams at Kitula and Nzeveni in Kitui, Kenya. In each of
these locations an existing Phase 1 sub-surface dam will be
raised, thus increasing the water storage capacity
substantially and catering for the water needs of 1040
people. |
On behalf of the people of
Kitula and Nzeveni, we would like to say a big "Thank
You" to Bernie Cullinan, Chairperson of
the Irish Software Association, and also to Michele and
Adrienne for all their support at the Burlington Hotel
Friday Nov 10th. Your support, and the support of your
members, has made a real and fundamental difference to the
lives of 1040 people. Be proud of it.
Full details of these water projects can
be found on the Water Projects
page
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| The
message from Sheila and Gerry is short and simple: |
MAKE A DIFFERENCE - CHANGE LIVES!!
Can you raise €1400 or more?
Then you can have a well built in Africa and
change lives.
You can bring water to hundreds of people
who are currently walking for up to 8 hours a day just to fetch water.
Fact: Kitui in Eastern Kenya get roughly
same annual rainfall as Dublin - but without artificial reservoirs or storage
of some kind, the rainfall will be lost through high
evaporation rates under the equatorial sun.
Fact: The burden of fetching water
falls on the women and female children of the household
Help us to help the people of Kitui - a well
saves lives, waters livestock.
Corporate sponsorship of a well or School
fundraisers welcome.
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Click to enlarge
A simple well costing
as little as €1500 changes lives in a way that we cannot
even begin to imagine!
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