Fall 2021 Kenya Update
As of now, we will continue to work alongside Nguluni but the capacity at which we are going to work with them and the timeline is still undecided. There is a possibility of implementing an elevated water storage tank but would it require multiple years of funding and would be a substantial undertaking, so this plan of action is still largely undecided.
Since we probably won't have the opportunity to travel this year, we are hoping on partnering with the University of Nairobi EWB Kenya chapter to potentially organize a trip where they would visit Nguluni and gather technical data on the systems we have installed and surveying members of the community. This would give us valuable insight into how the implemented infrastructure is functioning and if any problems need to be addressed. The STAR Women's group has harvested their first patch of crops and is going into their second planting season in a few weeks' time at the plot of land the distribution system was extended to during the 2021 remote implementation project.
We are also setting our sights on a local project, Nuestras Raíces. This is still a work in progress, but we are planning to come together as a chapter and work with this urban agricultural organization to provide engineering help and expertise. More to come on this in the coming weeks.
There is still a lot unfolding at the moment, but that is what is on the horizon for the Kenya Project.
Since we probably won't have the opportunity to travel this year, we are hoping on partnering with the University of Nairobi EWB Kenya chapter to potentially organize a trip where they would visit Nguluni and gather technical data on the systems we have installed and surveying members of the community. This would give us valuable insight into how the implemented infrastructure is functioning and if any problems need to be addressed. The STAR Women's group has harvested their first patch of crops and is going into their second planting season in a few weeks' time at the plot of land the distribution system was extended to during the 2021 remote implementation project.
We are also setting our sights on a local project, Nuestras Raíces. This is still a work in progress, but we are planning to come together as a chapter and work with this urban agricultural organization to provide engineering help and expertise. More to come on this in the coming weeks.
There is still a lot unfolding at the moment, but that is what is on the horizon for the Kenya Project.
Fall 2021 Ghana Update
Our mask project from last year was a massive success. We are going to be able to put those funds towards future projects. Additionally, we sent funds to our community, Saviefe-Deme to be used for material costs and labor compensation to help aid economic revitalization. The community took it upon themselves to pay contractors to build a pipe across the road to a school and we will be reimbursing them and altering our plans to fit their new system. The purpose of the distribution system is to widen the availability of potable water from the operational borehole supply. There is a road that splits the community and the main boreholes are on one side and very far away. Additionally, a new carbon filter was designed to remove silt and poor taste from the bio-sand filter water. We hope that we can get the community to begin using these. As of now, our biggest priority is to continue working with the community to expand the distribution system. We plan on implementing the distribution system this January.
2020 Kenya Project Trip
The Kenya project had a successful trip to Nguluni over winter break, installing new hand washing stations, assisting the community in improving the distribution system, and collecting valuable data on the use of water.
Assisted by students from the University of Nairobi, we made unprecedented progress within the community, collecting data that was previously unobtainable due to the language barrier and bias in results. Additionally, by constructing a hand washing station at the Kyakaleli nursery, the children are now able to practice and learn sanitary practices.
To allow the community better access to clean water during the dry season, connections were added between previously stand-alone tanks and the borehole, with water quality testing performed at these sites before being connected to the borehole piping network.
Assisted by students from the University of Nairobi, we made unprecedented progress within the community, collecting data that was previously unobtainable due to the language barrier and bias in results. Additionally, by constructing a hand washing station at the Kyakaleli nursery, the children are now able to practice and learn sanitary practices.
To allow the community better access to clean water during the dry season, connections were added between previously stand-alone tanks and the borehole, with water quality testing performed at these sites before being connected to the borehole piping network.
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