Mayanja-Kibuke Sustainable Safe Water Supply
In response to a community request, EWB-Indy implemented a sustainable safe water supplies for an entire rural community.
In 2010, a pastor of a small church requested help to improve the water supply in a rural community Mayanga-Kibuke, about 2 km west of the Bungoma, Kenya.
With the volunteers from the EWB Chicagoland Professional Chapter, the Indianapolis Chapter led for first of six trips to the community. The first assessment trip in 2011 determined that the community consisted of over 3000 homes and nearly 20,000 people spread over a rural area of about 40 square kilometers, solely relying on the fetching water from 36 spring sources. Over three subsequent trips in 2012, 2013 and 2014, six spring boxes were rehabilitated by EWB volunteers with assistance from community members. In 2015 an additional six spring boxes were constructed remotely by local craftsmen trained by EWB during the prior visits.
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