Mikinduri Children of Hope

Most people in Mikinduri suffer from the effects of not having access to good clean water. The women in Mikinduri live a very tough life, doing a lot of heavy manual chores. One daily chore many must do is walk long distances to the river to fetch water, which they take home in five gallon containers on their backs.

We are now working to bring water to the people of the area. It is an expensive and difficult project. But it is a project full of hope. It is our plan to complete 11 water projects by 2011. In 2006, we initiated the digging by hand of the first of four wells. We experienced success with our first well, which now provides water to many families. However, because Mikinduri is in the foothills of Mt. Kenya, volcanic rock is a serious problem.

Unfortunately, the next four wells came up dry and we were advised by our geologist to abandon them. We therefore are implementing our fallback strategy; that of installing pipelines to carry clean spring water from somewhat distant mountains. The first two of these pipleines will be completed in two of the poorest outlying areas known as Kogwuru and Kiguru. We are now assessing other locations for appropriate solutions.