Kenya

Why work in Kenya?

20.4 million people (39%) in Kenya don’t have access to safe water²

36 million people (67%) in Kenya don’t have access to adequate sanitation²

Kenya is a chronically water-scarce country, with large parts of the land classified as arid or semi-arid, and prone to severe drought. This leads to food scarcity and poverty. A lack of infrastructure, a growing population and climate change have contributed to worsening conditions. 42% of the population lives below the poverty line. Years of drought have had a serious impact on children, increasing malnutrition rates, morbidity and mortality.

Although Kenya has biannual rainy seasons, rains fall so heavily in such a short period of time that surface run off is high. WASH solutions in Kenya address capturing this source of clean water, and storing it for long-term use.

² WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme 2021 report (based on estimates on the use of water sources and sanitation facilities)

What We Do in Kenya

In Kenya, we support the creation of sustainable, water and food secure communities in the semi-arid areas of Makueni, Machakos and Kitui.

Communities in marginalised, rural areas form Self Help Groups (SHGs), which we support to harvest and conserve water through the construction of sand dams and rainwater catchment projects: rock catchment s and school water tanks. We also work with SHGs and schools to provide hygiene training.

In Kenya, we support soil and water conservation food security programmes, as with a stable source of nutritious food, the health of the whole community improves. Excess crops can be traded to provide an income, transforming a community's prospects.

Discover more about our individual Kenyan projects on our Project Map.

Background Kenya

Capital: Nairobi

Population: 51.4 Million¹

Area: 581,309 km2

Other Main Cities: Mombasa, Garissa, Kisumu

HDI Index: 147/189¹ (Medium Human Development)

Life expectancy at birth: 66.3 years¹

Under-five Mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 45.6¹

Population living below income poverty line, PPP $1.90 a day (%): 36.8%

^¹ UNDP Human Development Report 2019

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Meet the Team

Get to know who we are
What We Do

We work at a grassroots level to support communities around the world with access to sustainable safe water solution, sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices: such as through the construction of wells, pipelines, sand dams, rainwater harvesting systems and latrines, and hygiene and sanitation programmes.
Projects

Map showing our clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects across the world.
Why Water?

With clean water, communities can begin to lift themselves out of poverty and build brighter futures. Drinking dirty water can make people sick. That’s just part of the picture. A lack of clean water and sanitation holds back development and makes it harder for communities to escape the poverty trap.
Our Approach

We believe everyone, everywhere, should have access to clean water as a basic right. We want to see a world where everyone has clean water and adequate sanitation, and the increased health and prosperity this brings. Our approach is to support marginalised people across the world through community-led development, rather than aid; and to focus on sustainability and quality, ensuring a project's transformative impact is felt for decades to come.
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