ENKUTOTO VILLAGE BOREHOLE PROJECT
PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BOREHOLE AT ENKUTOTO VILLAGE, ENKORIKA SUB-COUNTY, KAJIADO IN KENYA
1. BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATIONS
This project is designed to enable the villagers of Enkutoto village located at Kajiado Central Sub-County of Kajiado County in Kenya to have access to safe and clean water. The community depend on pastoralism as their main source of livelihood.
The village is characterized by poor social services, poor infrastructure, and severe food insecurity, deteriorating livelihoods, highly depleting natural resources and dependent on relief food rations from the government during droughts, which occur almost every year now due to climate change. All of these contribute to the situation of absolute poverty, which in turn leading destruction of the environment by charcoal burning, excessive massive sand harvesting contributing to soil erosion and destroying season water streams, social problems like cattle rustling, drugs and finally, leading to rural urban drift to look for unskilled labour as guards and other unskilled jobs leaving the important pastoral activity.
The village is located in arid and semi-arid land. Poverty levels in this area are relatively high, which in turn affects human development in all aspects, as well as contributes to social problems and destruction of the environment through charcoal burning and massive sand harvesting in the available seasonal rivers and streams. Pastoralism is their main economic activity. They are involved in rearing of livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys. Some also practice small scale subsistent crop farming, which is being inhibited by erratic rain patterns and lack of proper seeds and technology to grow crops in dry lands. A very small portion of these people are in formal employment as teacher, servicemen and local government employees. The levels of literacy are also high especially to members of the community between 40 years and above. Many people are not able to read or write in formal national languages. Despite this, they are endowed with rich cultural heritage and beautiful landscapes and enough land.
Enkutoto village is extremely water scarce. County statistics records that approximately 33% of the population depend on dams and earth pans for water. 19% use seasonal rivers, 11% use boreholes and 14 percent use shallow wells. About 73% of the entire population especially women and children travel long distances 13 kilometers to get water and still this water is unclean and unreliable. High evaporation rate coupled with erratic rainfall and degrading soil quality with poor water retention capacity makes water pans an unreliable source of water. Women and young children are at high risk of contracting water borne diseases on daily basis. Not long ago, there have been cases of diarrhea and typhoid reported due to contaminated water especially during rainy seasons, again exposing expectant mothers and children to high risk due to low immunity. This is increasing the under-five mortal rate to unacceptable conditions.
Children have been exposed to many dangers when they fetching water. In 2013 three boys fell in to traditional make deep water pit like well and died as they were fetching water for livestock and a male primary school teacher who tried to save their lives also died in the same tragedy. For several years we have witnessed cases of members of the community dying when they are fetching water for domestic use and livestock by falling in to these dangerous traditional water pits.
Water is key to food security as crops and livestock need water to grow. These two natural resources and commodities are among the basic human needs which human cannot survive without and in fact, they have been declared as human rights. Continued lack of access to clean, safe and reliable water and sufficient and nutritious food is dehumanizing this group of indigenous people and threatening their survival.
There is a warning that food security will become an increasingly complex political and economic problem over the next few years. Here at Maasai land especially Enkutoto, village we have experienced conflicts of pastoralists fighting over scarce water resources, insufficient food and depleted grazing especially when pastoralists move their livestock in search of water and grass to neighboring highlands occupied by farmers.
Lack of food and water has also impoverished the society. It has caused the Maasai youth to drift from rural areas to urban centers seeking unskilled employment as security guards. The problems with this, is that it leads to cultural erosions, social problems such as drug abuse, crime and it also deprive the rural population the much required labour as young men are always depended upon by the community to move livestock especially during the dry spell.
The rainy season stretches from March to mid May. The rains only persist for two months. The Enkutoto village in general, suffers from a desperate shortage of water from June to February, for both human and livestock consumption. The community uses seasonal springs during the rainy seasons, which are near to their village,
The project is expected to boost the local economy and generated more business for the villagers.
Drilling of the Borehole will provide badly needed safe and clean water for the Enkutoto community. It will also help over 4,000 people and their livestock in the area.
The project will going to be a huge boost for the area in terms of getting access to clean water and improve basic health and increase hygiene levels.
The total project costs is USD $54934 whereby the community will contribute land, labour and local construction materials like sand, sticks and other materials.
The project will be executed by the Ildalalekutuk Maasai Action for Development (IMAD) a registered community based organization.
2. PROJECT RATIONALE
Unsafe water means illnesses
Even when water can be found in the unprotected springs, streams and hand dug wells, the water is usually unclean and unsafe and exposes the community
to water-borne illnesses such as typhoid and diarrhoea. Due to the lack of
adequate healthcare available, these illnesses can often kill the young and the
old.
Women’s burden
The traditional division of roles means those women and their small children bear
the biggest burden when it comes to finding water. Even for those women who are closer to the water points, the task can take up to 4 hours. Due
to the high demand and long queues, women sometimes do not
return from fetching water until midnight, when they must battle with the darkness
and wild animals. As well as adding to women’s already significant workload, the task of fetching water takes them away from other vital tasks which are needed to earn a living and raise a family.
Sacrificing education
Children, in their efforts to help their mothers by fetching water, usually sacrifice
their study time and this eventually forces them to arrive late at school. They
often miss their first classes of the day and there are also concerns about the
health related impact of sitting for long hours at the spring in the strong sun and
close to the unsanitary water.
3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To reduce the burden on women and girls by making access to safe and clean water much easier and less labour intensive.
To reduce the incidence of water borne-diseases through the provision of potable water.
To reduce the impact of water unavailability on children’s education (especially girls’).
To enable the community and their institutions to lead the process of problem identification, planning, implementation and management of the water scheme.
4. How will this be achieved?
4.1 Construction of a Borehole.
A borehole with a depth of 150 meters will be constructed. The area has proved to have a good discharge of ground water according to the survey. The water has been tested and confirmed safe by the Ministry of water. The Borehole will save communities to up to 50 years to an estimation of community population growth of 5% per annum.
The Borehole will be capped and developed so that water can be captured at its usual discharge rate and stored in a wet well measuring 50m3. From this, the water will be pumped through the use of Solar or wind pumps to an elevated area, 100m above and stored in large reservoirs.
4.2 Laying pipelines
The water will be distributed from the reservoirs by gravity through pipelines and water kiosks to users in their respective areas.
A pipeline will be installed from the reservoirs to supply water to the villagers. Water distribution lines and points will be constructed in the village, bringing clean and safe drinking water to over 3600 people living there. People living in the surrounding villages will also benefit. The capping of the Borehole will ensure the cleanliness of the water for all its users and the distance the villagers must travel to find water will also be significantly reduced.
The water distribution system which will be in place by the end of phase one can be easily adapted in order to bring the water into the surrounding three villages if additional funds are secured.
4.3 Permaculture centre at the site
We want to utilize the water to grow food i.e. vegetables and fruit trees. Train the community about permaculture. There will be a tree nursery to distribute indigenous trees to the local community. Trees contribute to their environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, providing sheds to livestock and supporting wildlife. During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe.
4.4 Public toilets for sanitation
There will be 5 public toilets for sanitation so that the environment where the borehole site is well be safe and clean from contamination occasioned by open defecation.
5. PROJECT SUSTAINABILTY
The project beneficiaries will pay minimum water charges to sustain the costs of project implementation. The collected funds will be used for operation and maintenance of project activities. The HADEA Treasurer will be responsible for collecting money from the water users.
6. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The villagers have been involved fully in identification and approval of this project. They will participate effectively during implementation of project activities.
The villagers have demonstrating their unfolding commitment to work with IMAD in addressing their water problem. They have already been fully involved in the designing of this project through an established process called Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA).
The PRA ensures that all people from varying backgrounds have the opportunity to contribute to the identification of problems and solutions – community leaders and influential individuals, the elderly, women, children and many others.
The community has unanimously agreed to make their land available for the
construction of water tanks, reservoirs, pipelines and distribution points – and
indeed the sacrifice should be minimal in this respect, with very little land being lost to these activities. They have also volunteered to collect all locally available materials for the borehole development work, namely wood, stones and sand. They will also provide much of the labour needed for construction of a borehole.
A Water Village Committee will be established to play a leadership and coordination role in the process. As per the suggestions of the community members it may have 5 members (men and women), one for each water distribution point.
Their roles will be to represent the beneficiaries, coordinate the provision of materials and administer the overall implementation.
To enable this, the IMAD will provide training for the committee and selected community members on leadership, management, operation and maintenance of the scheme.
The water will be distributed in accordance with the Water Committee's decisions. The Water Committee, together with the larger village gatherings, will decide on reasonable fees to charge the users. These fees will be collected and used for on-going maintenance. The villagers will also devise a ‘benefit’ system for those families who facing particularly difficult times and are unable to pay for water.
7. Project outcome
i).The expectation of the project is that people in Enkutoto village will have access to clean, safe, reliable and sustainable drinking water for domestic use, livestock and for growing food.
ii). Women will get time to participate in socio-economic development because they will no longer travel very long distances looking for water.
iii) Children especially girl child enrolment in school will increase and children dropping out of school because of poverty and water scarcity will reduce drastically.
iv). Good health will be restored because water-borne diseases will be stop if the community gets access to clean water.
8. Monitoring and Evaluation:
The villagers and their elected Water Committee will monitor the day-to-day
implementation of the project. Whilst IMAD will provide the necessary technical backup as well as regularly monitor and track the work to ensure it meets the desired objectives of the project at the required quality and standard.
Financial and progress reports will be provided at key points of the project. After two years, an overall evaluation of the project will be undertaken involving all relevant actors.
9. ACTIVITIES AND PROPOSED BUDGET (USD$)
Description of Activities
Unity
Quantity
IMAD Contribution (In kind)
Grant Requested
Total
1
Borehole construction
No
$9804
Solar/Wind pumps
No 2
8824
Solar house
No 1
$9804
Reservoir
No 2
$11765
Boxes and valve chambers
No 4.
3922
Pipes, iron bars and other materials
$3922
Community Pit latrines and bathrooms at the site
No 5
$1471
Cattle troughs (To capture run-off water for livestock)
No 3.
$4412
Transportation costs
$30
Permaculture centre at the borehole site
Including garden to grow food i.e. vegetables, fruit trees and train the community
$2941
Administration & Supervision expenses
(Includes drilling permit acquisition, community meetings and other costs)
$1961
TOTAL BUDGET
USD $54934
This work can commence as soon as funding is secured.
9. CONTACT PERSON
Mr. Dalmas Tiampati
Executive Director- IMAD
P.O.BOX 372
TEL: +254 723177076
E-mail:dtiampati@gmail.com
Website: www.maasaiactionfordevelopment.org
KAJIADO COUNTY -KENYA
EAST AFRICA
ORGANIZATIONS BANK DETAILS
NAME:ILDALALEKUTUK MAASAI ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
ACCOUNT NUMBER :1183901496, BANK
NAME : KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK,
KAJIADO BRANCH:
SWIFT CODE: KCBLKENX
The project is expected to boost the local economy and generated more business for the villagers.
Drilling of the Borehole will provide badly needed safe and clean water for the Enkutoto community. It will also help over 4,000 people and their livestock in the area.
The project will going to be a huge boost for the area in terms of getting access to clean water and improve basic health and increase hygiene levels.
The total project costs is USD $54934 whereby the community will contribute land, labour and local construction materials like sand, sticks and other materials.
The project will be executed by the Ildalalekutuk Maasai Action for Development (IMAD) a registered community based organization.
2. PROJECT RATIONALE
Unsafe water means illnesses
Even when water can be found in the unprotected springs, streams and hand dug wells, the water is usually unclean and unsafe and exposes the community
to water-borne illnesses such as typhoid and diarrhoea. Due to the lack of
adequate healthcare available, these illnesses can often kill the young and the
old.
Women’s burden
The traditional division of roles means those women and their small children bear
the biggest burden when it comes to finding water. Even for those women who are closer to the water points, the task can take up to 4 hours. Due
to the high demand and long queues, women sometimes do not
return from fetching water until midnight, when they must battle with the darkness
and wild animals. As well as adding to women’s already significant workload, the task of fetching water takes them away from other vital tasks which are needed to earn a living and raise a family.
Sacrificing education
Children, in their efforts to help their mothers by fetching water, usually sacrifice
their study time and this eventually forces them to arrive late at school. They
often miss their first classes of the day and there are also concerns about the
health related impact of sitting for long hours at the spring in the strong sun and
close to the unsanitary water.
3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To reduce the burden on women and girls by making access to safe and clean water much easier and less labour intensive.
To reduce the incidence of water borne-diseases through the provision of potable water.
To reduce the impact of water unavailability on children’s education (especially girls’).
To enable the community and their institutions to lead the process of problem identification, planning, implementation and management of the water scheme.
4. How will this be achieved?
4.1 Construction of a Borehole.
A borehole with a depth of 150 meters will be constructed. The area has proved to have a good discharge of ground water according to the survey. The water has been tested and confirmed safe by the Ministry of water. The Borehole will save communities to up to 50 years to an estimation of community population growth of 5% per annum.
The Borehole will be capped and developed so that water can be captured at its usual discharge rate and stored in a wet well measuring 50m3. From this, the water will be pumped through the use of Solar or wind pumps to an elevated area, 100m above and stored in large reservoirs.
4.2 Laying pipelines
The water will be distributed from the reservoirs by gravity through pipelines and water kiosks to users in their respective areas.
A pipeline will be installed from the reservoirs to supply water to the villagers. Water distribution lines and points will be constructed in the village, bringing clean and safe drinking water to over 3600 people living there. People living in the surrounding villages will also benefit. The capping of the Borehole will ensure the cleanliness of the water for all its users and the distance the villagers must travel to find water will also be significantly reduced.
The water distribution system which will be in place by the end of phase one can be easily adapted in order to bring the water into the surrounding three villages if additional funds are secured.
4.3 Permaculture centre at the site
We want to utilize the water to grow food i.e. vegetables and fruit trees. Train the community about permaculture. There will be a tree nursery to distribute indigenous trees to the local community. Trees contribute to their environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, providing sheds to livestock and supporting wildlife. During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe.
4.4 Public toilets for sanitation
There will be 5 public toilets for sanitation so that the environment where the borehole site is well be safe and clean from contamination occasioned by open defecation.
5. PROJECT SUSTAINABILTY
The project beneficiaries will pay minimum water charges to sustain the costs of project implementation. The collected funds will be used for operation and maintenance of project activities. The HADEA Treasurer will be responsible for collecting money from the water users.
6. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The villagers have been involved fully in identification and approval of this project. They will participate effectively during implementation of project activities.
The villagers have demonstrating their unfolding commitment to work with IMAD in addressing their water problem. They have already been fully involved in the designing of this project through an established process called Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA).
The PRA ensures that all people from varying backgrounds have the opportunity to contribute to the identification of problems and solutions – community leaders and influential individuals, the elderly, women, children and many others.
The community has unanimously agreed to make their land available for the
construction of water tanks, reservoirs, pipelines and distribution points – and
indeed the sacrifice should be minimal in this respect, with very little land being lost to these activities. They have also volunteered to collect all locally available materials for the borehole development work, namely wood, stones and sand. They will also provide much of the labour needed for construction of a borehole.
A Water Village Committee will be established to play a leadership and coordination role in the process. As per the suggestions of the community members it may have 5 members (men and women), one for each water distribution point.
Their roles will be to represent the beneficiaries, coordinate the provision of materials and administer the overall implementation.
To enable this, the IMAD will provide training for the committee and selected community members on leadership, management, operation and maintenance of the scheme.
The water will be distributed in accordance with the Water Committee's decisions. The Water Committee, together with the larger village gatherings, will decide on reasonable fees to charge the users. These fees will be collected and used for on-going maintenance. The villagers will also devise a ‘benefit’ system for those families who facing particularly difficult times and are unable to pay for water.
7. Project outcome
i).The expectation of the project is that people in Enkutoto village will have access to clean, safe, reliable and sustainable drinking water for domestic use, livestock and for growing food.
ii). Women will get time to participate in socio-economic development because they will no longer travel very long distances looking for water.
iii) Children especially girl child enrolment in school will increase and children dropping out of school because of poverty and water scarcity will reduce drastically.
iv). Good health will be restored because water-borne diseases will be stop if the community gets access to clean water.
8. Monitoring and Evaluation:
The villagers and their elected Water Committee will monitor the day-to-day
implementation of the project. Whilst IMAD will provide the necessary technical backup as well as regularly monitor and track the work to ensure it meets the desired objectives of the project at the required quality and standard.
Financial and progress reports will be provided at key points of the project. After two years, an overall evaluation of the project will be undertaken involving all relevant actors.
9. ACTIVITIES AND PROPOSED BUDGET (USD$)
Description of Activities
Unity
Quantity
IMAD Contribution (In kind)
Grant Requested
Total
1
Borehole construction
No
$9804
Solar/Wind pumps
No 2
8824
Solar house
No 1
$9804
Reservoir
No 2
$11765
Boxes and valve chambers
No 4.
3922
Pipes, iron bars and other materials
$3922
Community Pit latrines and bathrooms at the site
No 5
$1471
Cattle troughs (To capture run-off water for livestock)
No 3.
$4412
Transportation costs
$30
Permaculture centre at the borehole site
Including garden to grow food i.e. vegetables, fruit trees and train the community
$2941
Administration & Supervision expenses
(Includes drilling permit acquisition, community meetings and other costs)
$1961
TOTAL BUDGET
USD $54934
This work can commence as soon as funding is secured.
9. CONTACT PERSON
Mr. Dalmas Tiampati
Executive Director- IMAD
P.O.BOX 372
TEL: +254 723177076
E-mail:dtiampati@gmail.com
Website: www.maasaiactionfordevelopment.org
KAJIADO COUNTY -KENYA
EAST AFRICA
ORGANIZATIONS BANK DETAILS
NAME:ILDALALEKUTUK MAASAI ACTION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
ACCOUNT NUMBER :1183901496, BANK
NAME : KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK,
KAJIADO BRANCH:
SWIFT CODE: KCBLKENX