Kendu Bay's Power Positive Community Based Organization

The members of Power Positive discussing the implementation of their new water project.

Power Positive members and their GROOTS Kenya support team.

Teaching the secretary of Power Positive how to log on and check the group's email and participate in the Peer Water Exchange online forum.

Anne Ondaye and Benta Akal examining the HIV/AIDS educational dolls made by the Aids Orphan Skills Center (AOSCI) in Mozambique.

Power Positive members in front of their new rainwater harvesting storage tank. They plan to sell this water in order to fund the installation of other rainwater harvesting systems in their community, especially to serve members of their group.

Members of Power Positive recieving their AWWC seed grant.

The eery green hue of the water hyacinth-strangled waters of Lake Victoria along the coast of Kendu Bay.

A hand washing station outside a lakeside hotel. Basic water and hygiene education is evident in most corners of this country!

A VIP (venitlated improved pit latrine) in need of maintenance.

Fetching water from a seasonal water hole.

The river is one of the main sources of water in Kendu Bay.

The river not only serves as a source of water for household use, but for washing clothes and for livestock watering.

A sunken latrine.

A sad remnant of a rainwater harvesting storage tank. Ferro cement and plastic tanks should improve the longevity of roof cathment systems.

Care Centre and A Single Drop BioSand Filter Training

Sister Rose of Care Centre conducts a home visit of a family with a BioSand filter.

The open well water source used in the BioSand filter.

The container used to draw water from the open well.

Marina and her grandson with their BioSand filter. These filters were installed in key member's homes of an HIV/AIDS self-help group in Oyugis, Western Kenya. A Single Drop will be conducting a BioSand filter training for this community in December.

Philip and his family with their BioSand filter. They are very happy with their filter because the water is clean and cold.

Kisumu's Groups of Women in Water and Agriculture-Kochieng (GWAKO)

The orphans supported by the 94 Zero Grazing Women's Group, a group supported by GWAKO, provides entertainment during a site visit.

Elizabeth Akinyi, or GWAKO, and Felix Obwar, of GROOTS Kenya talk to the women's group about ownership of the new water project in their community.

Mariah and members of 94 Zero Grazing Women's Group examining a community BioSand filter.

The site for the implementation of the rainwater harvesting systems is a house of one of the women's group members that is near the town center, where a new health center is being built, and near the primary school.

A borehole where you can buy 20 litres of water for 2 Kenyan Shillings, which is unaffordable for most households here!

94 Zero Grazing Women's Group secretary in front of her house with crude rainwater gutters installed.

Elizabeth Akinyi using the demonstration Tippy Tap handwashing station set up by the women's group following training from GWAKO on water and hygiene.

Members of the 94 Zero Grazing shares this BioSand filter to turn their river water into safe drinking water.

Elizabeth Akinyi talking to the group about the implementation and expectations of the upcoming rainwater harvesting project.

A youth fetching water from a communcal borehole. These boreholes are frequently non-functional because of dry season droughts and broken parts.

An open well near Kisumu.

Katito's Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group

A community member explaining the WAPI (water pasteaurization indicator) that indicates when water pasteaurized in the Solar CooKits is safe for drinking.

A community women's group learns about the Petrifilm water test component of the Portable Microbiology Lab.

A community group water project; this tap into the municipal water system provides them with an income generating activity.

Mary, member of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group teaching a women's group about the Portable Microbiology Lab.

Rainwater harvesting and solar cooking!

Examining how we use water; the first step for a discussion about WASH.

Seline showing a community group how to harvest rainwater off a thatched roof house.

Jesca teaching community members WASH education.

A intermittent stream water source used by community members and their livestock.

Dinah, project manager for Solar Cookers International Sunny Solution's project admiring the solar cooked foods prepared for afternoon WASH session.

Jesca pointing to a water source used by the community.

Members of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group planning the implementation of the AWWC water project with the church committee where the rainwater catchment system will be installed.

On site, the Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group and church committee discuss plans for implementation.

The Episcopal church that will soon be enjoying water captured from their roof!

Members of Oywa 'A' Solar Support Group receiving their AWWC seed grant.

Kitui's Tei Wa Wo Community-Based Organization

Kamanyi village community member. You can never tell what amazing people you will meet walking down the road!

Members of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee carrying supplies for their rainwater harvesting system installations.

Priscah Mutia is not only a community and church leader but an entreprenuer; here standing in front of her mill for milling maize flour.

The women of Kamanyi are mobile on the two-wheelers!

Carrying water from the river to home is a big job in this community.

Mariah and the members of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee.

Surveying the remaining materials from the 2 rainwater harvesting installations.

Mone, a member of Tei Wa Wo. This woman was bed-ridden at one time in her life due to her battle with HIV. But, the intervention of Tei Wa Wo's self help group and home-based care for PLWHAS (people living with HIV and AIDS) and OVCs (orphans and vulnerable children) has helped her to regain her vigor and strength and now she is one of the most active and enthusiastic members of the group.

Jeniffer Mutinda and her family.

Tei Wa Wo water management committee viewing "Prescription for Health" during their WASH training.

Tei Wa Wo member, Pios, shoveling sand for the construction of the base for the plastic rainwater storage tank.

Priscah Mutia brgaining with the hardware store owners for materials for the rainwater harvesting installations.

Priscah Mutia helping the chairman of the water management committee conduct a water test using the Portable Microbiology Lab.

Priscah Mutia explaining how to cook food and pasteaurize water using Solar Cookers International CooKit.

This area is ideal for harnessing the power of the sun to replace firewood for cooking.

Priscah Mutia and Jeniffer Mutinda explaining the process of solar cooking.

Priscah Mutia helping the water managment committee breakdown the materials list for the rainwater harvesting installations in order to solidify their project proposal budget.

Jeniffer Mutinda, Priscah Mutia, and the leadership of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee working on their project proposal.

Kamanyi Primary School students and teachers with their new rainwater harvesting system and plastic storage tank.

Mariah with Jeniffer Mutinda and members of the Kamanyi Primary School faculty the day the installation was completed.

Preparations for the installtion of the plastic storage tank at Kamanyi Primary School.

The newly established vegetable garden and tree nursery at Kamanyi Primary School. This project will benefit greatly from the installation of a new rainwater harvesting system. The students are excused early from classes each afternoon to fetch water from the river to water the garden.

The school garden will supplement the school's daily nutritional feeding program.

Standard 4 students watering the carrots!

Installation of gutters on the new community health center.

A splash guard helps to improve the efficiency of the rainwater catchment from the roof of the community health center.

Tabitha, member of Tei Wa Wo, riding home.

The young teachers at Kamanyi Primary School examining the water tests of water sources carried to school by some of their students.

The Kamanyi Primary School faculty and their new plastic water storage tank.

Members of Tei Wa Wo.

Tei Wa Wo member, Titus, learning how to prepare the foundation for the rainwater harvesting storage tank.

Titus may be an elderly member of the community but he worked tirelessly for three days to learn the techniques of installing rainwater harvesting systems.

Jael Esther Amati facilitating a meeting with the members of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee.

Jeniffer Mutinda, Priscah Mutia and the secretary and chairman of the Tei Wa Wo water management committee receiving their AWWC seed grant.

The chairman of Tei Wa Wo's water management committee facilitating a discussion during a strategic planning meeting for the implementation of their water project.

Tei Wa Wo strategic managemtn committee for before the implementation of their water project.

Members of Tei Wa Wo working on the water project budget.

Song and dance to close out a meeting with Tei Wa Wo.

Water for the construction of the foundation for the plastic water storage tank was brought by donkey and cow-pulled cart to the community health center.

This girl and her donkey came and went from the river three times to fill the containers to be used for the water project installation.

This kid and his cows made two trips to bring water to the site!

Water containers the students of Kamanyi Primary School bring with them daily be used for cooking, latrines, and watering the school garden. It's a bit different than the requirement of brining a box of Kleenex to school for your elementary school classroom at the beginning of the year.

Results from water tests taken of water from the seasonal river used by members of the community for drinking, cooking, laundry, bathing, and watering kitchen gardens. The river water is severlely contaminated with E. Coli, evidence of recent fecal contamination.

The African women with their daily loads heading home.