Kenya Water Project Proposal September 2025

WASH Intervention in Rural Kenya

Communities in Kilifi County and Tana River County face severe challenges in water access, sanitation, and hygiene. Both areas are hot, semi-arid, and chronically water-scarce, forcing families to rely on unsafe sources. Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities contribute to widespread disease, while poverty and weak education services compound community vulnerability. These conditions create an urgent need for sustainable water, hygiene, and health interventions to improve public health.

Current Need

Two projects are proposed below to address the urgent WASH needs in these counties.

In Chakama, Kilifi County, families face widespread hygiene challenges, with poor access to sanitation and basic supplies, leaving communities vulnerable to preventable illness. The first project aims to address this need by providing hygiene packs, alongside training to increase awareness of proper hygiene practices.

Across Tana River County, marginalised communities suffer from extreme water insecurity, with no reliable access to safe drinking water. The second project is for the construction of 20 shallow wells, providing drinking water to a large number of beneficiaries.

Project 1 – Hygiene Packs

Projects details

There is an urgent need to supply essential hygiene and health supplies across the Chakama region, which consists of 48 villages. This project aims to reach 600 vulnerable families with hygiene packs.

Objectives:

• Provide packs containing essential hygiene and health supplies.
• Train families on safe water treatment, daily hygiene practices, and appropriate use of the supplies.
• Prevent and treat waterborne illness, diarrhea and skin infections.
• Raise awareness and encourage sustainable hygiene practices beyond the project’s duration.

Hygiene pack details

Each hygiene pack will contain:

• A bucket with a tap, which allows sedimentation of water.
• Chlorination solutions for the purification of water.
• Soap
• ORS for diarrhea treatment.
• Antifungal creams for treating skin infections.

Alongside these packs, training on hygiene practices will be provided, increasing the long-term impact of this project, as these communities will be better equipped to face future challenges to public health.

Cost and beneficiaries breakdown

The following breakdown outlines the associated costs to the sourcing and delivery of hygiene packs. We believe this breakdown will offer you a thorough understanding of how your generous contribution will be utilized to make a positive impact on the community.

Project 2 – Kenya Community Wells

Project details

There is an urgent need to establish reliable and safe water access for a number of rural communities in Tana River County, Kenya. Currently, water is fetched from the crocodile infested river Tana.

Outbreaks of cholera, diarrhea, and typhoid are frequent due to this reliance on contaminated water.

Objectives:

The proposed 20 hand shallow wells will:

• Provide clean and safe drinking water for households.
• Reduce waterborne diseases and improve community health.
• Improve safety and reduce risks during water collection.
• Save time for women and children, enabling education and economic participation.
• Strengthen community resilience and development.

Each well will supply 2,000 – 3,000 litres daily, meeting household and small-scale farming needs.

With 20 Wells supplying water to 10,000+ individuals, including schoolchildren, widows, and vulnerable households.

To increase the long-term impact of this project, local water committees will be trained on pump maintenance and hygiene procedures.

Cost and Beneficiaries breakdown

Cost Summary

Through your contributions, these two projects will tackle some of the most urgent needs for WASH facilities in Kenya. A combined total of 13,000+ beneficiaries will be reached through these projects.