Ablution block and Kitchen for 500 in Nairobi Slum

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Ablution block and Kitchen for 500 in Nairobi Slum

Summary

This project will provide 500 residents of a Nairobi slum with access to toilets, showers and safe cooking facilities. read updates from the field

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	$11 - Access for one person to a hot shower at least once a week
	$17 - Access for one person to toilets, urinals and wash basins on an as-needed basis.
	$100 - Daily Access for one person to a safe cookstove.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

People in the slum of Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya lack access to toilets and showers. They also use kerosene and charcoal cookstoves that present fire hazards and create indoor air pollution. This project will provide toilets and generate methane from human waste. The methane will be used to heat water for showers and to cook food in a safe community kitchen. It will change lives by increasing dignity, reducing disease and generating income through access fees and selling food.

Activities

With community participation in design and construction,, we will construct an ablution block and community kitchen, train the community in system operation and maintenance, and turn it over to the community for use and income generation.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,007
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $24,592
Total Funding Goal: $28,600

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will provide income-generating activities for 100 people, allowing them to provide for their families, and to save additional funds for further community improvements.

Project Message

We are delighted to have an opportunity to contribute the land needed for developing the ablution block and community kitchen. It will make lives better for everyone in our community.
- Moses Sivachii, Director, Kabiro Human Development Project

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Constance Hunt,
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1336, Village Market
Nairobi, . 00621-00100
Kenya
254726295675
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Project Sponsor

World Bank Development Marketplace

Organization

Kenya Water, Energy Cleanliness and Health Project
P.O. Box 1336, Village Market
Nairobi, . 0062100100
Kenya
+254726295675

Learn more about Kenya Water, Energy Cleanliness and Health Project and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Technology.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 30, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 10, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Groundbreak!

By Constance Hunt - Executive Director, December 30, 2008 05:24 PM

Dear Donors:

Last week, we started construction on the biodigester ablution block and community kitchen. Work is progressing rapidly and we have been blessed by an absence of rain during the excavation and initial construction phase.

The community has asked us to add a second story to the project to serve as a meeting and eating facility. We are thinking of putting a television there (which most poor Kenyans lack). The people who work in the kitchn could sell samosas, mandozi and other snacks and soft drinks to people gathered there. This component is not in our current budget, however and more funds are needed to make it a reality.

The second story would make the project much more profitable for the community. Please be generous this Christmas season.

In Sincere Gratitude,

Constance
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