Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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.

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