Over 18,000 Kenyans Gain Access to Safe Water

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Contents
• Constructed 44 new water points.
• Rehabilitated 6 water points.
• Conducted 51 sessions of health and
hygiene promotion.
• Triggered 33 villages with Community Led
Total Sanitation (CLTS).
• Facilitated formation of 14 Health Clubs in
Schools
Christian Witness - (CM&GP)
• Signed a partnership agreement with
Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of
Butere.
• Conducted 6 Basic Orality Training
sessions to an audience of 360
participants.
• Showed the Jesus’ Film in 29 sites to an
audience of 4,350 people.
WASH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
LWI Gala Attendees Walk with Lucy
BUDGET: $935,853
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT: $219,000
PURCHASED A PRD 650 Rig
Capacity: 150 Metres
To God be the Glory!
Over 26,000
People Impacted with Safe
Water Supply and Hygiene and
Sanitation Promotion
Activities
Living Water International 2014 Gala was themed
“Celebrating a Woman” with focus on a Kenyan
girl called “Lucy”. She represented the lives,
hopes and dreams of girls who spend so much
time and trouble looking for water.
Living Water Service Centre actively participated in the
Millenium Water Alliance (MWA) strategy formulation
and launch meetings. The former President H.E. Mwai
Kibaki - MWA’s Patron oversaw the launch.
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LWSC participated in the MWA Trust Launch
Word from the Country Director.........................................1
2014 in summary.................................................................2
An answered prayer – Kenya acquires a drill rig...................7
Kasule Rig hits the ground...................................................8
Unforgettable moment as Kenya’s new drilling
rig hits the ground.................................................................9
Bearing the burden.............................................................10
Women and water crisis .................................................13
From imagination to realization.........................................15
Radienya Village certified Open Defecation Free...........16
Church Partnership ...........................................................18
Safe water creates an academic haven..........................19
Pictorial..........................................................................20
Pump vandalism rekindles new dream..............................21
Free at last..........................................................................22
Village’s dream actualized through safe water.................24
Ignorane is bliss..................................................................26
2014 Challenges ................................................................27
2014 Lessons learnt .........................................................28
2014 Celebrations..............................................................28
2014 Financials ................................................................29
FAQ’s ................................................................................31
Editorial Team
Publisher: Jacktone Akelo, Country Director, Living Water
Service Centre.
Technical and editorial support for this publication has
been provided by WASH team under the leadership of
Daniel Githanji, Operations Manager and Carolyne Magodo,
Communications Representative.
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Word from the Country Director
T
he theme of 2014 for Kenya office was
“making better our best”. We had noted
that God made great contributions through
us in previous year, and He was still willing
to do better in 2014. As we reflect back, we
celebrate and give God glory for numerous
accomplishments while seeking his guidance in
the challenging opportunities we witnessed. We
kept our vision of “making Jesus Christ Known
through Safe Water” while “make Kenyans
experience the love of Christ and holistic living.”
We celebrate the contributions we made
towards the Living Water International Gala of
Celebrating a Woman, which focused on Kenyan
girl, Lucia. Lucia represented the lives, hopes
and dreams of girls and women who spend
much time and trouble looking for water for
household use. Lucia was accompanied by 6
women from Kenya to participate in the Gala.
In effort of reducing the much time spent and
trouble undergone in looking for water, Living
Water Service Centre (LWSC) facilitated over
18,000 Kenyans to access safe water at close
distance. This was possible through the LWSC
work and its partner (SEMREP). As well, 26,000
people reached through hygiene and sanitation
promotion in villages, churches, health facilities
and schools. Furthermore, 4,710 Kenyans were
reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through
different fora.
The Africa Regional office undertook a
country review of Kenya office that looked at
governance, operations, and financial issues.
The exercise provided important observations,
lessons and recommendations for improvement.
These recommendations and observations have
been planned for implementation in the coming
years.
While noting the celebrations, LWSC faced
some challenging opportunities. There were
issues of unclaimed accruals dating back to
2011; 16% VAT loaded on water items that
initially were zero-rated and high cost of doing
business in 2014.
We kept our vision of “making Jesus
Christ Known through Safe Water”
while “make Kenyans experience the
love of Christ and holistic living.”
Jacktone Akelo
LWSC Country Director, Kenya

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2014 in Summary
1. ABOUT 2014
I
n year two of implementing Living Water
Service Centre’s WASH Program Area
Approach, the strategic goal was to contribute
to improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) conditions of vulnerable communities in
Kenya by facilitating empowerment, access and
practice of good WASH behavior.
The national water coverage stands at 62%,
implying that Kenya has achieved the MDG goal
of halving the population without safe drinking
water by 2015. However, big disparities exist
between rural and urban water coverage, with
these standing respectively at 55% and 82%.
Living Water works in rural communities with
WASH disparities, with Kisumu East and Butere
as current WASH Program Areas. The year was
marked by increased access to safe water,
hygiene practices and sanitation in communities,
churches, schools and health facilities.
1. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2.1 Water
Through 44 new water points were constructed
with 35 of them within the Butere and Kisumu
WPAs reaching to an estimated population of
over 20,000 and 16 rehabilitated water points
benefitting over 5000 people.
The year was marked by a growth in production
of 43% from the previous year, from 41 to 60
water points.
Summary on completed water points 2013 and 2014
(inclusive of SEMREP partner)
2013 2014
New wells 22 40
Alternative 4 4
Rehabs 17 16
Capital Maintenance 7 6
Service visits 16 28
TABLE ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
New wells Primary Source
of Points with
more than one
point of supply
Intervention AREA
1 Bulanda Primary school Eshimukoko Health
Centre
Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
2 Enkora 2 SDA church Enkora 2 SDA church Borehole with electric
submersible pump
KISII
3 Imanga Health Centre Borehole drilled with hand
pump
BUTERE
4 Masaba Primary school-Dry BUTERE
5 Kadibo Div Social dev Group Borehole drilled with hand
pump
KISUMU EAST
6 Strong Men self Help Group Borehole drilled with hand
pump
KISUMU EAST
7 Koyola Focussed Group Borehole drilled with hand
pump
KISUMU EAST
8 Kimai Community Water Point Enkora 2 SDA church Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISII
9 Kimai DEB school Enkora 2 SDA church Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISII
10 St Joseph’s Obaga Health
Centre
Obaga Water supply Lake water treatment SIAYA
11 St Joseph’s Obaga Primary
school
Obaga Water supply Lake Water treatment SIAYA
12 Ikoba Primary school Enkora 2 SDA church Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISII
13 Ikoba Trading centre Enkora 2 SDA church Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISII
14 Eshikangu Primary School Lunza Primary school Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
15 Shisaba Health Centre Lunza Primary school Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
16 Ogwethi Spring Community
Kiosk
Spring protection and
water extension to a kiosk
KISUMU EAST
17 Mwinsazalo Community well Borehole drilled with hand
pump
BUTERE
18 Emusunguri Wings Of Life
Church
Borehole drilled with hand
pump
BUTERE
19 Mago Primary school Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
20 Chugi Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
21 Chavogere Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
22 Mudungu Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
A student enjoying a glass of clean water
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23 Inyali Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
24 Mumabanga Community well Borehole drilled with hand
pump
BUTERE
25 Masaba Primary School Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
26 Masaba Secondary School Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
27 Masaba Market Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
BUTERE
28 Kibaala Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
29 Homunoywa Primary School Borehole drilled with hand
pump
SEMREP
30 St Rita Secondary school St Rita Secondary school Borehole with electric
submersible pump
KISUMU EAST
31 Ramula Primary school St Rita Secondary School Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISUMU EAST
32 Ramula Market Water Kiosk St Rita Secondary school Borehole gravity pipe
extension
KISUMU EAST
33 Ndithini Primary school Ndithini Primary school Borehole with electric
submersible pump
MACHAKOS
34 Ndithini Secondary school Ndithini Primary school Borehole gravity pipe
extension
MACHAKOS
35 Kamangu Market Ndithini Primary school Borehole gravity pipe
extension
MACHAKOS
36 Radienya Spring Water Kiosk Spring protection and
water extension to a kiosk
KISUMU EAST
37 Africa Nineve Israel Church Borehole drilled with hand
pump
KISUMU EAST
38 Mukoye Primary School Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
39 Mukoye Girls High School Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
40 Mukoye Market Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
41 Shiatsala Primary School Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
42 Shiatsala Market Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
43 Eshibembe Dispensary Emasiba Water Supply Borehole gravity pipe
extension
Butere
44 Kasule Community Bible
Church
Borehole with electric
submersible pump
KISUMU EAST
Capital Maintenance
1 Dr Aloo Secondary school Repair of watering point KISUMU EAST
2 Ng’iya Primary Boarding
school
Borehole cleaning and pump repair SIAYA
3 GGCC Secondary school Repair on water treatment system MBITA
4 Nwamuranje Spring Repair on spring pipeline Butere
5 Gita Health Centre Repair on rain water gutter system and tanks outlets Kisumu East
6 Rabuor Young Women Group Repair on the pump platform and drainage and pump
maintenance
Kisumu East
Rehabilitations water points
1 Kapsambo Primary School Repair on hand pump SEMREP
2 Kiragilu Primary School Repair on hand pump SEMREP
3 Vohovole Primary School Repair on hand pump SEMREP
4 Kigulienyi Primary School Repair on hand pump SEMREP
5 Lunza Dos office kiosk Repair on water kiosk BUTERE
6 Mulwanda Community well Replacement on hand pump BUTERE
7 Ebwitende community well Repair on hand pump BUTERE
8 Mushimuli well Replacement on hand pump BUTERE
9 Shibu Hand dug well Replacement on hand pump BUTERE
10 Eshirembe Primary school Repair on hand pump BUTERE
11 Ibokolo Village well Repair on hand pump BUTERE
12 Emukhwanyi community well Repair on hand pump BUTERE
13 Lielango Water Project Replacement on hand pump KISUMU EAST
14 Kangandi Water Project Replacaement on hand pump KISUMU EAST
15 Emasiba Water Kiosk Repair on water kiosk BUTERE
16 Kan’go Primary School Repair on hand pump Kisumu East
A water treatment plant in Mfangano Island, outside WPA.

2.2 Community Engagement
It is impossible for a community to effectively
manage a water point without having the “know
–how”. Engaging communities in the areas we
work in, allows us to know the specific needs of a
community as well as train them in management
issues. The various engagements enable community
members to own the projects and look out for them.
Ensuring that the communities and institutions
supported through projects and the benefits
realized are maintained and continue long after
the end of project funding by Living Water is one
of our key concerns. As part of Sustainability,
Living Water ensures that water keeps flowing and
through community involvement, operations and
maintenance trainings of the project management
committees; this enables the community to be in a
position to operate and maintain the water project
long after Living Water’s exit. The sustainability arm
of the organization conduct service visits from time
to time to check on the progress of past projects.
In the year 2014, LWSC continued with efforts
to facilitate community engagement, promote
communityownership,coordinationandsustainability
for the past and current project sites. During the
year several community groups, institutions and
churches were mobilized and identified for project
implementation. The department also spearheaded
efforts to retain relationship with projects done in
2013 through service visits and functionality survey
and identified areas that need to be addressed in
future implementations as well as recommended
sites for capital maintenance and extension of new
water points as an alternative interventions.
• Conducted 5 major workshops for both
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and
intensive training on governance and financial
management.
• Strengthened collaboration between
Government and LWSC in the areas of
intervention.
• Improved participation in the areas where the
community is engaged earlier in identification
of appropriate interventions.
• Coordinating and completing the LWI
Functionality survey of 91 water points.
• Conducted a joint Monitoring and Evaluation
(M&E) with the fellow members of the
Kisumu WASH network.
Water committee repairing a hand pump after an O&M Training.
Community members participate in digging trenches for pipeline system

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2.3 Sanitation and Hygiene
The availability of water alone is insufficient
to promote a healthy society. Consequently,
there is great need to integrate the knowledge
and practice of good hygiene and sanitation
since most people end up in the hospital due to
inadequate knowledge on the proper methods of
practicing good hygiene and sanitation. Therefore
with the aim of filling this gap, Living Water
conducts hygiene and sanitation promotion
geared towards equipping the individuals,
communities and institutions with relevant
knowledge about health and sanitation. Our goal
is to see communities upholding lifelong health
of families through education and advocacy.
Our promotion strategies acknowledge that
knowledge alone is not sufficient to change
behavior, but is a necessary component.
In identifying and prioritizing health issues
that affect communities, 57 assessments
were conducted and 51 hygiene promotion
sessions were steered to improve behavior
change. Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation
Transformation (PHAST) approach was used
during the training sessions.
Living Water facilitated the formation of 14
Health clubs and installation of hand
washing facilities in Primary and
Secondary Schools.
Hygiene Promotion
The process of changing hygiene behavior
using systems and messages on what
people know, do and want. It involves
working with people to understand their
beliefs, practices, taboos and building
on this to achieve the desired hygiene
behavior.
The aim of health and hygiene education
in communities is to facilitate improved
hygiene behaviors that will improve
health initiative in terms of disease
prevention and health promotion. In
this way he communities will be able
to motivate,advocate for the key health
practicesin their area.
Approaches used in Hygiene promotion
• PHAST: Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation
Transformation
• Living Water International traditional
methods
• Social marketing through branding such as
T-Shirts
Sanitation Promotion
The objective of sanitation promotion is to ensure
an open defecation free environment, so as to
enhance and initiate behavior change amongst
the community members. Living Water does
not build latrines for communities, however
advocates for latrine construction through use
of locally available materials. Thus, it ensures
communities take responsibility in addressing
their open defecation challenge, by building and
using their latrines and in case of collapse; they
can be motivated to build again due to available
local materials.
Approaches used in Sanitation promotion
• CLTS: Community Led Total Sanitation
• PRA: Participatory Rural Approach
• Social marketing

2.4 Church Mobilization and Gospel Proclamation (CM&GP)
All the community Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) works that Living Water
conducts is a demonstration of the love of God,
influenced by the love of Jesus Christ.
At Living Water, our mission is about much
more than water. When we provide Water, for
Life, in Jesus’ name, our hope is that those who
receive it would know the grace and power of
the true “Living Water” that alone satisfies the
deepest thirst.
Helping communities create sustainable water,
sanitation, hygiene, and Christian witness
programs in partnership with local churches
is just the best way we’ve found to do that.
Why? Because the water crisis affects poverty,
women, health and education—and for us it’s a
spiritual issue.
Approaches used in CM &GP
• Church partnerships – agreements with
local churches on how to work together in
advancing the gospel.
• Orality trainings - Orality is an oral method
of contextual Bible Storying, it allows
participants tointeract with the stories of the
Bible as an oral learner. Participants do not
just learn statistics and theories about oral
cultures; they experience Contextual Bible
Storying both as a listener and a storyteller.
Orality is the fastest growing movement in
evangelism today and it’s changing the face
of missions around the world.
• Jesus’ Films –These are films extracted
from Bible stories e.g. the life & Crucifixion of
Jesus. The films are usually in different local
languages to allow recipient communities
understand and relate.
Right: A man studying the bible
Bottom-left: An orality group learning a story
Bottom-right: Community watching the Jesus’ Film

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Kenya Acquires a Drill Rig
S
ince the inception of Living Water Service
Centre in 2011 as an affiliate of Living
Water International in Kenya, it has been
outsourcing its entire drilling works. As a
stake holder in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
promotion, a lot needed to be done in improving
water access in Kenya. Despite the great need
for safe water projects, Living Water Service
Centre’s potential was minimized. This was due
to the high cost of contracting out drilling works,
and lack of consistency. Different contractors
implemented projects differently, minimizing
consistency in standards. Nonetheless, the
organization had to implement its mission of
helping communities acquire safe clean water.
Sometimes, projects would be delayed, if and
when contractors found more lucrative deals
as they were in the business of making money.
Being that Living Water Service Centre had no
drilling equipment, the best the staff would
do is to pray and wait on the contractors to
deliver. At times, weekly, monthly and annual
targets were not achieved for delayed project
implementation by various contractors. This
increased the great need for equipment that
Living Water Service Centre could use to
minimize last minute disappointments.
Upon sharing the organization’s dilemma with
the Africa Regional Office, each day the staff
hoped and prayed that a solution could be
found. The staff hoped that they would either
be allowed to rent a drill rig, or a long term
contractual agreement with the suppliers.
Early 2013, a miracle happened to Kenyan
staff, they were informed that they could own
a rig in 2014. It seemed impossible; the cost
of the drill rig could leave a big dent in their
budget. Despite the elated hope, there were
some worries amongst staff. If the rig were to
be purchased with their then budget, it would
mean that the production would go low meaning
some staff would remain unemployed. The
staff’ faith became stronger, prior, during and
after the budgeting period. God answered their
prayer as an additional budget was granted
specifically for the acquisition of the rig. As a
result, none of the staff had to go home, more
so the production numbers remained intact. At
such times is when believers actualize the verse
“Nothing is impossible with God.”
In 2014 emails started flowing from the
headquarters in Houston, the Africa Regional
office to Kenya. Great news, the rig purchase
process has been initiated. Living Water
International Kenya’s affiliate office was going
to get a rig by mid-2014. This all never seemed
real for the staff till the importation documents
for the rig were shared, and a clearing agent
contracted. Indeed Living Water Service Centre
was going to acquire its own drilling rig to boost
its operations.
In May 2014, a new drilling rig PRD 650
complete with and ELGI air compressor and
mud pump arrived at the Kenyan coast. All the
staff wanted to go and pick it from the coast,
however that was not possible. The Lead Driller
and Finance Officer travelled to the Kenyan
coast and came back to the office driving the
long awaited drilling Rig. The Kenyan staff kept
pressuring the two, to share as much pictures
of the rig throughout their journey to and from
the Coast.
Upon the rig’s arrival
to the national office,
its registration process
began, in registering
Living Water Service
Centre as a driller.
In June 2014, the
country office invited
representatives from
the Africa Regional
Office, Ministry of
Water, and Living
Water Service Centre
Board and dedicated
the rig in a thanksgiving
ceremony.
Currently, the Kenyan
affiliate hopes to save
up to 28% of the total borehole drilling costs.
The reduction in expense shall be boosted
with the PRD 650 rig unlike initial mode of
contracting suppliers. With the saved costs,
Living Water Service Centre can become a
better steward of its allocated resources. The
organization also hopes to have increased
efficiency in borehole constructions eventually
saving on project construction time.
The rig is anticipated to ease work as its
drilling team shall acknowledge and practice
Living Water International’s code of conduct
and Minimum standards. This shall eventually
ensure and enhance consistent quality
community projects. Having trained the drilling
crew on orality, the rig has created more
opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus
Christ with communities as drilling is ongoing.
The journey of the rig acquisition has had its ups
and downs. Above all, what was clear through it
all is the power of prayer. As an encouragement
to other affiliates and partners, many at times
we may not have as much resources as we
may want; take that need to God. Nothing is
impossible with him. God Bless Living Water
International!
An Answered Prayer

Above: Rig dedication
Right: Board member, RVP & CD
remarks
Far right: Praying for the rig

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The First:
A
s the Living Water
Service Centre’s drilling
rig rolled into the Kasule
Community Bible Church
compound, residents gathered
to see it better. The small church
compound was soon filled
with men, women and children
and passersby, all asking what
had brought the heavy lorry
with unusual fittings to the
neighbourhood.
Business at the church
compound was interrupted
and cheers filled the air as the
church pastor announced that
Living Water Service Centre had
come to drill a borehole. Church
members and a small crowd
formed a circle with drillers from
Living Water Service Centre, all
clapping hands and singing the
popular chorus, “Nyasaye Wuora
In Ng’a Malong’o (My God, You’re a Great
God).”
Learning in the two classes next to the church
was suspended as teachers invited Pastor
Samuel Kirika to tell the children a story about
Jesus and the little children (Matt. 19:13).
“Jesus said, ‘Let the children come unto Me,
and do not hinder them,’” they chorused after
him.
Kasule is a small community in the outskirts
of Kisumu. Although so close to the bustling
lakeside city, the community is typically peri-
urban--neither rural nor truly urban. Fixed in the
middle of two extremes, they get a little of both
worlds and face challenges in equal measure.
The roads are dilapidated, the sewerage system
is broken down in most places, and a slum
occupies the western side. For their water, they
rely on shallow wells or handcarts bringing in
water from the city.
“God knows our need for natural water, and
He has sent Living Water Service Centre today
to drill a borehole in this church compound.
However, it will be a tragedy if we drink
this water, or use it for other purposes and
miss heaven. Let us drink the water God has
provided, but more importantly, let us not miss
the Living Water which is Christ Himself,” said
Pastor Kirika standing next to a stack of black
pipes delivered the day before.
In 2013, the local church pastor visited the local
city authorities and asked for help in extending
water supply to the area. In response to the
need, the local officials approached Living Water
Service Centre and presented hydrogeological
surveys showing the area had potential for good
water yield.
After a brief sharing of the story of Jesus and
the woman at the well (John 4:10), and a prayer
for the groundbreaking, the drillers cordoned off
the area to prevent the residents and children
from getting too close.
Positioning the PRD 200m rig at the designated
spot for the borehole, the team led by James
Kioko fired up the engine. Soon, plumes of dust
rose into the air. Children playfully beckoned
each other, “See the thing digging and round
and round!” and adults fished out mobile
phones to capture the moment. The roar of the
engine and the dust were temporarily forgotten.
It was a remarkable moment indeed when
the drilling began. It was doubly remarkable,
given that it was the first time the new rig
was being put to use in Kenya. Although it
had been commissioned in June, 2014, it had
to undergo the process of registration by the
Ministry of Water in Nairobi before it could be
commissioned. The drilling at Kasule took three
days before they hit the water. The next process
would involve running the water for several
hours to clean up the borehole, to check its yield
and to do a biochemical analysis before fixing a
pump.
“We see many things in the communities we
work with, but none is as fulfilling as faces
brightening and voices praising God when
water gushes out of a new borehole. It is simply
unforgettable,” said the Living Water Service
Centre operations manager, Mr. Daniel Githanji.
LEFT: Residents and church members of Kasule Community Bible Church gather around the drilling rig to witness the groundbreaking.
RIGHT: Water gushes out of the new borehole three days later.
Unforgettable moment as Kenya’s new drilling rig hits
the ground

Bearing the Burden
L
ucia Marwa is not an ordinary 13 year old
girl whose life revolves around school,
home and friends. Lucia from Ogwedhi
village in Kisumu East Sub County is one of the
very few young lads who get to realize their
passion and potential early in life as a result of
life’s difficulties.
She used to rise early each morning to fetch
water. Every day, two hours of Lucy’s time was
spent walking 12 kilometers through a dark,
overgrown ravine to bring home 10 gallons of
dirty water to her family. She could have used
that time to study, dream, and simply be a kid,
but instead she braved baboons and monkeys
for water that would make her sick.
But Lucy Marwa had big dreams not only
for herself but her entire village and other
communities in the world that go through tough
times in search of safe water. She took it upon
herself to transform the lives of her community
by raising funds for a Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) project for her village.
Dreaming of a better life begins with
clean water
In October 2014, Lucy Marwa was the chief
guest for Living Water International’s fundraising
Gala, in Houston, Texas. She shared with the
attendees the implications of lack of a nearby
safe water source and her personal dreams and
her vision for her community. As young as she
was, she took a bold step in creating WASH
solutions for her community.
Today, Ogwedhi village has a safe, nearby
sustainable water source at their village as a
result of the funds raised due to Lucy’s activism
and fundraising efforts. She dreams of the day
when she can get a job and help her parents.
Currently, she dreams of being a newscaster
and Living Water International committed to
finance her education so that in future she can
touch more lives.
There is so much that we can give to change
peoples’ lives, Lucy gave her time and energy.
We all have something to give, it could be time,
efforts or resources bottom line is there is
something we can all do to end the water crisis!

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Today, Ogwedhi village has a safe, nearby sustainable
water source at their village as a result of the funds raised
due to Lucy’s activism and fundraising efforts.

Finding Lucy

Women and Water Crisis
M
y name is Maitabel Okumu, a mother
of two girls and a Public Health Officer
by profession. I work as a Hygiene and
Sanitation Specialist at Living Water Service
Centre, an affiliate of Living Water International
in Kenya. The organization holds an annual gala
at its headquarters Houston, in raising funds
for WASH programs in 23 countries. In 2014,
the gala was themed “Celebrating a woman.”
I’d like to share with you my story, about how I
represented African women and the challenges
faced due to water crisis.
I was greatly surprised to receive a call from
Living Water Africa, Region Vice President
(RVP). I was in Kisumu East WASH Program
area, going about my hygiene and sanitation
activities. The RVP informed me that I, Maitabel
Okumu was going to share my experience of
the water crisis at a Gala. The gala event was
to approximately host 1000 guests, yet I was
to address such a multitude of distinguished
backgrounds with WASH interest. Even though
I had been conducting hygiene education in
communities, I had never addressed such a
large multitude. Never in my life had I thought
I’d ever need to address a 1000 people in one
sitting. I was so shocked and asked the RVP
multiple times if he was sure he made the right
call, I recall saying “Me, giving a speech, are
you sure?” He said, “Yes, this call is for you
Maitabel” in seeing his confidence, I responded
hesitantly “I will try.”
Growing up, we used to walk 5 kilometers (or
3 miles) to get water from a lake. Every day we
would leave at 5 am on the hilly, difficult, walk
and we’d get home 3 hours later. That was my
first-hand experience with the water crisis. I saw
many neighbors’ die of water borne disease
and was inspired to study public health to find a
solution to the water crisis. Most of the victims
of the water crisis were women and girls. I
wanted to lead a different life, and change the
future of suffering communities.
After gathering courage within myself, I started
pondering on what the expectations of the
audience would be. Luckily, the LWI Gala
committee walked me through the speech
formulation process that was one worry and
a great task off my list. Then came the visa
process, I was tasked to organize the visa
application process of 9 Kenyans that were to
accompany Lucia Marwa, the Chief Guest of
the Gala. The task was very complicated; I had
lots of sleepless nights trying to get early visa
appointments. One sad incident is when the
mother to Lucia, the Chief Guest who happened
to be under age was denied visa. “How would
Lucia travel without the mother?” the father
asked, “Lucia will not leave the country” he said
in anger. We prayed, made calls to the embassy,
worked around the clock and reapplied for a
2nd
visa appointment for Lucia’s Mother. We
couldn’t risk holding a massive event with a
missing chief guest. Sadly, she was denied
a visa the 2nd
time, I felt exhausted, angered
and drove back to the office in tears. I couldn’t
be the one to share the sad news with my
colleagues,” what would happen?” I wondered.
Upon sharing the sad news with my colleagues,
an agreement was settled with the father to
allow us to travel with Lucia on condition that
I was to act as the mother. Out of the 9 visa
applicants, 4 managed to secure a visa to the
United States. As days went by, I fantasized
in my head how the trip would be. I longed to
see this plane; I pictured my self-giving this
wonderful speech to the audience and couldn’t
wait for the D-day.
Ultimately, on 31st
September, a team of 18
women from Africa region were at the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport ready to board
for Houston, Texas. To most of us, that was a
dream come true, to some it was the first time
on the plane. Due to elated emotions, some
went running around the airport and got lost,
we had to find them, and we couldn’t leave
them behind. After 18 hours, we arrived at our
destination, ready for the gala.
Upon our arrival, we had a tight schedule of
rehearsals in preparation for a spectacular gala.
In my Perspective

On 3rd
October, 2014 I among other keynote
speakers were picked in a sleek black Limousine.
It was my first time in such a high end car, oh
my! You should have seen me drop off at the 5
star Hilton hotel. I rocked my long African dress,
and accessorized it with my attractive smile. It
was the night I’d give my speech, my encounter
of the water and health crisis. I just couldn’t wait!
The gala hall was well decorated, with dinner
tables arranged, pictures on the wall and a well-
placed podium for the speakers. The ambience
was just right! Lucia Marwa’s dream of having
water at her village was coming to life. By the
end of the gala, funds would have been raised to
improve the WASH situation in Lucia’s village and
such other villages throughout the world. What
inspired me most was the way the audience gave
their donation in jubilation. It challenged me to
look at the world differently, and ponder on how I
can give more to the needy.
When time came for my speech, I gave it with
confidence and got a wonderful applaud. What
touched me the most is that I made a difference,
because women and girls are the biggest victims of
the world water crisis – but we are not just victims,
we are also its biggest heroes. The love contained
in mothers’ hearts may just be the biggest resource
to transform the world. There is hope, for those
facing WASH disparities, so wherever you are,
whoever you are, we all have a mandate to make the
world a better place. I believe that women can still
make a change, through such events my country;
Kenya shall attain its development vision 2030. My
appreciation to all that contributed to and attended
the fabulous “Lucy” gala 2014! Aluta continua!
Women from Africa join Lucy Marwa (in yellow jeans) at the NASA Station in Houston, Texas, after
the 2014 gala. Third from right is Maitabel Okumu, Living Water Kenya Hygiene and Sanitation
Specialist.

From Imagination to Realization
New Possibilities for Obaga Community
M
r Alfred Asweto, a resident of Obaga Village walks proudly
in the backdrop of the legendary Kit Mikayi rock formation.
“Kit Mikayi” which means “the first wife’s stone” is a tourist
attraction of unique rock formations located about 1km from the
Bondo-Kisumu road towards Asembo Bay. A tall retiree with graying
hair, Asweto is the chairman of Obaga community water management
committee.
Although it is next to Lake Victoria, Asembo is a hot and humid place.
Many residents have brown teeth, stained by water containing high
amounts of fluoride. Safe water is difficult to get. On his daily visits to
the pump house located in the same compound with Obaga Commu-
nity Dispensary, Asweto is often accompanied by other committee
members.
Outspoken and eloquent in the English language, he welcomes visitors
and shows them two pump houses. The first one located across the
road pumps raw water from the lake, while the second one pumps
treated water to users. Living Water helped build the pump house as
well as the water abstraction system that brings water from the lake.
Asweto explains how the system works. “Water is abstracted and
pumped directly from the lake. The raw water is collected into the
first tank. The sedimentation process involves the use of a flocculant
which coagulates suspended particles and sinks them to the bottom
of the tank. We then open a valve that uses pressure to flush it out.
Once it is removed, the clean water is pumped into the storage tank
and treated through an elaborate process before it is distributed to the
dispensary and other users.”
When the water project began, women, men and children joined
together to dig the 1.5km trench for pipes from the lake to the first
pump house. However, a growing mass of water hyacinth threatens
to clog the inlet at the lakeshore. The management committee is plan-
ning to build a protective barrier to prevent clogging.
Also among the water users are about 300 children at Obaga Primary
School and a widows’ self-help group with about 40 members. They
generate income by selling water from the community project. Like
many areas around the lake, cholera outbreaks as well as other water-
borne diseases like bilharzias and diarrhoea were common. Asweto
says that is not the case any more since Living Water installed the
pump house.
Together with the pump house, Obaga Dispensary serves more than
2,000 households. Safe water use, together with training in hygiene
and sanitation, have reduced the number of those visiting the dispen-
sary with cases of waterborne diseases.
Community member fetching water at the water kiosk
Obaga community green house project.

RADIENYA VILLAGE CERTIFIED
OPEN DEFECATION FREE!
I
t takes lots of efforts and convincing for
anyone to change their way of life. Often
culture is ingrained and for behavioural change
to occur, it takes some courage, commitment
and determination. Such is the story of Radienya
Village, located in Kisumu East WASH Program
Area. The inhabitants of the village were
accustomed to open defecation as a way of life;
they were not ashamed of practicing it openly.
Living Water Kenya involved the community
in a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
triggering and Health and hygiene education to
help influence behavioural change.
In February 2014, Living Water’s efforts paid off
when the village was declared Open Defecation
Free (ODF) on 5th
February, 2014.
The process of
certification was
independent
and used CLTS
practitioners not
directly involved
in the triggering
process. Kenya
Water for Hygiene
Organization
(KWAHO), through
funding by LWSC
in collaboration
with Ministry of
Health (Department
of Environmental
Health), conducted
an exercise of
determining the
Open Defecation
(OD) status of
Radienya village.
KWAHO and the
Ministry of Health
eventually gave a
report and certificate
declaring the village
as ODF.
Previously LWSC
had conducted one
CLTS triggering, 6
hygiene education
ODF Certificate

meetings and 2 follow ups. During triggering,
19 out of 67 households lacked latrines. The
health education and follow up conducted by
LWSC saw increased latrine coverage. After
noted behavioural change in latrine construction
and usage amongst villagers, an exercise of
certification was initiated to ascertain the living
condition of the community members.
The critical aspect of certification was to
encourage and celebrate sanitation progress
and innovation attained by villager. It involved
visiting households and observing the indicators
as contained in the household check-list
and walking through the likely OD sites. The
community perception (Natural leaders, the
CLTS committee and Community Health
Workers (CHWs) emanating from Radienya
were unable to hide their joy over ODF status.
They attributed the attainment of ODF status to
their commitment to the process and support
gained from their respective communities.
As Living Water we are grateful when a
community takes steps in building and using
latrines as a new alternative to open defecation.
We congratulate Radienya Village for their
courage in eliminating open defecation!
Below: LWSC hygiene & sanitation staff with Community
Health workers

I
n the last quarter of 2012, a group from Living
Water Service Centre visited Eshimuli Guest
House in Butere District while collecting data
for a baseline survey. This was in identification
of a WASH Program Area (WPA), in maximizing
interactions and impact in a certain area. Little
did the staff know that God led them to that
specific Guest House for his greater purpose,
to be realized in future. Later that year, Butere
District was chosen as the second WPA within
which LWSC would operate for the next 3-5
years.
Multiple projects began being implemented
in the District. Early 2014, it was noted that
most of the operations were in Anglican
Church of Kenya (ACK) churches or ACK
sponsored schools and institutions. Upon that
realization, Living Water began engaging some
ACK churches on possibilities of partnership.
While sharing the intent after Orality training,
it seemed like a joke when a participant –
Evangelist Robai Karani said he could easily
connect us to the Diocese of Butere that
oversees all the Anglican churches in the area.
After various meetings, Living Water eventually
approached the ACK Diocese of Butere.
What was shocking was that, the ACK Diocese
of Butere (ACK-DOB) offices were in the same
compound as Eshimuli Guest House where
Living Water was accommodated during its
baseline survey period. God had plan for a
partnership with ACK-DOB, but gave Living
Water time to set base in Butere WPA. In
August, 2014 the Diocese gave a positive
response on the proposed partnership and a
binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
was signed amongst the two parties to officiate
the partnership.
The beautiful thing about the partnership is
that the ACK-DOB has not only pledged to help
Living Water advance Christian Witness, but
shall also contribute to safe water provision.
Among key items in the MOU is ACK-DOB shall
that mobilize participants for Orality trainings,
providing venues and meals; provide hand
pumps for selected projects within the WPA
and mobilize people for hygiene and sanitation
promotion sessions.
As Living Water Service Centre, we look at the
partnership as an avenue of helping ACK-DOB
advance the great commission by providing
Water for life, in Jesus’ name. Through the
partnership, more people shall be reached with
the gospel and experience the “living water”
which alone satisfies the deepest thirst.
Church Partnership Reaching More with the Gospel
Bottom-left: Signing of MOU by Christian Witness
Coordinator, Samuel Kirika.
Below: MOU hand-over by Rt. Rev. Dr. Tim Wambunya,
Bishop, Butere Diocese (on the left of the picture).

A
day hardly ends without Mr Timothy
Liyai receiving a call from his community
asking him to help sink a new borehole
or to repair a damaged water point. Liyai is a
technician with Serve, a partner of Living Water
International that implements water projects
in the Sabatia area of Kakamega County in
Western Kenya.
One of his most recent calls came from the
chairman of the Constituency Development
Fund, asking Serve International to sink a
borehole at a school and the nearby church.
Liyai works with Serve International Academy,
where they have their main operations. The
academy located off the Kakamega-Kisumu road
boasts of 360 students and 38 staff. With such a
population, the provision of safe water is crucial.
It is served by a 100ft borehole.
“The academy started with 150 students in
1999 but has grown in leaps and bounds. During
the holidays, children from the community camp
here for Daily Vocational Bible School. Women
and youth also hold their annual conferences
here when students are away on holiday. They
like this place because it has a lot of water,”
says Liyai.
Sabatia Sub-County in which the academy is
located is a highly populated area. The area is
green with vegetation and subsistence crops.
Small streams criss-cross the landscape and
farmers till the red soil and sell sweet potatoes,
bananas, sugarcane, kales and maize at the
bustling Vokoli market. However, water from
the streams is contaminated.
“Before we sank boreholes in this area, the
residents used to fetch water from the streams.
Students from nearby schools queued with the
villagers and there were cases of indiscipline
and conflict with the community,” says Liyai.
The academy is an affiliate of Serve International
Church. Serve has implemented more than
150 borehole and water protection projects in
Sabatia Sub-County. Among the projects it has
implemented as an affiliate of Living Water
International are water projects in schools and
churches. It also works closely with the District
Water office to select which institutions need
boreholes.
At Homunoywa Primary School, one of the
institutions in which Serve has dug a borehole,
we found Standard 7 and 8 pupils lining up
for lunch. Their head teacher, Mr. Nicholas
Mutange, says the pupils used to fetch water
from a stream. However, it was difficult for the
children and they sometimes got injured as they
struggled to climb up the slippery banks.
“The stream is very near the school but since
Serve dug this borehole, we now have clean
water which we use for cooking for Standard 7
and 8 pupils. There are less cases of sickness
and it saves them time for studying. We can
now look forward to improved results,” says
Mutange.
“We used to compete with other schools in
this zone for the top position in academics.
Nowadays, we also compete on who can
provide lunch and clean water for pupils. In fact,
parents and pupils put pressure on school heads
when they ask why their schools don’t have
clean water like we do,” he says.
Safe Water Creates an Academic
Haven for Students
A pupil uses a hand-washing tank at Homunoywa Primary School.
A pupil at Homunoywa Primary School demonstrates how they
use the hand pump.

Millennium Water Alliance members engaging Picture with MWA patron, H.E. former President Mwai Kibaki
Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board and LWSC joint stakeholders’ forum in Kisumu Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board and LWSC joint stakeholders’ forum in Kisumu
Kenya office review team Field review at a pump site
PICTORIALPICTORIAL

A
ndrew Onyango is the chairman of the
Masaba Water management committee.
As usual, he often visits the Masaba
Market pump house to ensure it is working.
Frequent power outages can affect the pump,
he says.
Located near the water kiosk next to a busy road
is an abandoned borehole that broke down the
previous year. A pipe jutting from the ground is
all that is left of a hand pump that used to serve
the villagers. Onyango says apart from power
outages, vandalism is common in the area.
“We used to have piped water here but one day
we came to the borehole and found the pump
Far left: Water committee
chairman Andrew Onyango
stands next to a pump house at
Masaba village.
Left: Water user Humphrey
checks a trench for an extension
from the pump house.
Pump Vandalism Rekindles
New Dream
had been damaged. Part of the pump had been
carried away by thieves. All our 53 members no
longer had reliable and safe water,” says the
committee chairman.
Unable to repair the damaged borehole, the
villagers resorted to fetching water at the
nearby Muyera stream. “Even if the water looks
clear, it is not safe. Sometimes people suffered
diarrhea and other diseases if they drank water
from the stream,” says Onyango.
Humphrey Obanda, whose home neighbors the
pump house, joins in. “The thieves who stole
the hand pump caused a lot of damage. The
piped water we had relied on for years was no
longer available until Living Water came and
installed this pump. Thieves may steal, but they
will not discourage us.” He had been digging
a trench for an extension of the pipe from the
pump house into his home, and in his hands
was a new water meter.
“We have connected a few homes to the
water supply. We also serve the water kiosk at
Masaba market. Villagers pay Sh2 per 20-litre
jerrican of water. That is what we use to
maintain the water pump and pay for electricity.
We keep watch to ensure that nobody will steal
the pump this time,” says Onyango.
“We used to have piped water
here but one day we came to
the borehole and found the
pump had been damaged.
Part of the pump had been
carried away by thieves. All
our 53 members no longer had
reliable and safe water,”

“
Our dreams of a safe sustainable water
source were almost shuttered when the
borehole drilled by Living Water resulted
into a dry well. It was difficult breaking the news
to the students who were excited and antici-
pating… that they may have to continue with
the long walks to the river to get water for the
school use. ” said Mr. Saya the head teacher of
Masaba Primary School in Butere WPA.
The school hardly ever had enough supply of
water to cater for the needs of the 627 pupils
and had to send them with jerricans in search
of water at times even during class hours. This
affected time spent in school curriculum as at
times lessons would be can-
celled for water collection from
a river several kilometers away
from the institution.
Children could find no time to
play or even work on their as-
signments as they were often
tired from the long tiresome
walk to and from the river for
water collection. When it’s all
work and no play, some pupils
dropped out of school as there
was no favorable environment
for learning and socializing
After years of battling absen-
teeism, poor performance
and waterborne disease cases, it was a sense
of huge relief when Living Water committed
to improve the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WaSH) status of Masaba Primary and Second-
ary Schools through a WaSH project. Hygiene
and sanitation promotions trainings began at the
school to which the students actively participat-
ed, looking forward to practice the new practic-
es with the availability of water. As a result, a
school health club was formed to advocate for
healthy hygiene and sanitation practices.
Weeks later, a drill rig was mobilized to the
school premises for drilling. The level of excite-
ment was astounding…they all wanted to get a
glimpse of the actualization of their dream, clean
water! Even when evening came, students
were resistant of going home, and longed to
see the water gash out of the pipes that were
going underground. When darkness came, they
were forced to leave and hard heartedly vowed
to rise with the birds the next day to come
enjoy the water that would have been found.
Unfortunately, upon drilling to about 70 metres
the engineers declared the well dry due to
hydrogeological factors. They called the school
management into a meeting and broke the sad
news to them. It was such a sad encounter, like
literally shattering the doors to ones dreams.
FREE AT LAST!
A story of Hope from almost shattered dreams
Right: Pupils at Masaba
Primary School at the hand-
washing point.
Far right: The headteacher, Mr
Saya, shows a promotional box
for the school’s health club.

After weeks of consulting and surveys of the
surrounding areas Living Water decided to
rehabilitate Emasiba Water Project borehole
which was nonfunctional and about 2kilome-
tres to the school. Upon the completion of the
rehabilitation of the well, and verification of a
good yield an extensive pipeline system was
done to serve Masaba Primary and Secondary
Schools as alternative supply to the former dry
well. The surrounding community participated in
the trenching to help quicken the process. Even-
tually, a tank and 2 wash points were installed
at the schools. The management did not share
with the students what was happening until
they were sure water will fill the tanks sustain-
ably and the wash points have clean water for
use.
Ultimately, the school was shocked to see water
gashing in high amounts at their taps and their
tanks full, with the fear that it would be short
lived they fetched as much as they could and
yet, it did not run out. The project was eventual-
ly handed over to the school management and
health club for running.
Recently, at a visit conducted to the school the
head teacher exclaimed, “We hope to continue
improving our performance since our students
now have more time to study and are in a better
health condition than before.”
Below: Students at Masaba Secondary School no longer
fetch water from the nearby stream.

T
he word Ogwedhi, in one of Kenya’s
local languages, Luo, means ‘’Blessed!’’
As the name suggests,Ogwedhi Village
located in Miwani West Sub-Location, Kisumu
East District were blessed with clean and
safe water in June 2014. The village with a
population of about 560 people was identified
through a hygiene promotion exercise,
initially intended for the neighboring village
of Radienya. Living Water Service Centre
carried out hygiene promotion in the area,
in partnership with the sub-county health
office. When behavioral change was evident
in Radienya village, bordering Ogwedhi,
Radienya was declared open defecation free
(ODF). Upon Radienya village celebrating its
ODF status, members of Ogwedhi community
became curious. Their curiosity led their local
leaders to request Living Water to teach them
on good hygiene practices. Little did they
know, of what was to come thereafter!
Ogwedhi community had a spring up the hill.
That hill forms parts of the escarpment that
provides land border between the Rift Valley
and Nyanza provinces. The spring was not
protected, yet its water yield was enough to
satisfy village water demand. Upon completion
of hygiene and sanitation promotion in
Ogwedhi, a community water project idea was
birthed. Living Water Service Centre partnered
with the community to protect the spring
uphill. The spring protection was to allow for
accessible safe water within close reach. The
water engineers decided to protect the spring,
and piped water downhill to the water kiosks
which served as access points.
In the planning, the main challenge was that
the location of the spring was on a bushy
Village’s Dream Actualized through
Safe Water
Left: A woman waits for her container to fill up at Ogwedhi Water kiosk.
Right: The protected water spring from which water flows to Ogwedhi Village.

area of the hill, an area not accessible by any vehicle due to steep
terrain and lack of roads. The question of how the building blocks
and construction materials would be taken uphill became a dilemma.
The villagers were filled with hopes of accessing water within close
reach, nothing would deter their dream. Due to the community’s
passion and need for the water project, they actively participated in
the construction process. They provided manual labor at cheap cost,
assisted in carrying building materials from downhill to the spring
source, bush clearing and excavation of trenches. What seemed
impossible became, possible.
Despite the sigh of relief of increased community participation, heavy
rains became a challenge especially during excavation. The rains
caused trenches to backfill to hard rocks, making the excavation of
trenches a never ending task.Amid all the challenges, the construction
was completed in June 2014. There was no greater joy than seeing
the community access clean safe water, within close reach. “Living
Water Service Centre came as a blessing! Not only have we improved
of our hygiene practices, we now have Water near our homesteads.
Walking long distances up hill in search of water is now a thing of the
past!” said the water committee chair, Henry Gari.
Below: Women participate in pipeline trenching
Children fetching water from previous water source
Below: Community members deliver building blocks

W
hile approaching communities, the
entry assessment results determine
the approach that Living Water
Service Centre uses. The most commonly
used methodologies being either Participatory
Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST)
or Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS).
In Butere WPA, open defecation was the
order of the day, it seemed as though it was
an assimilated way of life. Women, children
and men of all ages practiced open defecation
without reservations. It was normal for
community members to walk through the
remains. Each time we asked the question as to
why the communities practice open defecation,
none of them had a considerable answer.
Children would fall sick from time to time,
however due to ignorance it was seen as
a normal occurrence. “Children fall sick of
diarrheal diseases from time to time, it is a
normal thing.” Said one of the community
members during the initial entry assessment.
As a result of our encounters with rural
communities, ignorance is bliss for many
villagers. But the CLTS approach enables Living
Water to walk with communities, enlightening
them out of their ignorance. In May 2013,
various meetings were arranged with local
authorities, on how to address the open
defecation disaster. Consequently, community
members were engaged in the triggering
process. As a result of the naming and shaming
approach of CLTS, each house hold encouraged
its occupants of the need for a latrine. In total 26
villages were triggered by Living Water Service
Centre in collaboration with the Public Health
Office, Butere.
A common excuse was the huge expense that
came along with the construction of a latrine.
However, Living Water advocated for use of
locally available materials. The villagers came
together in addressing their self-imposed open
defecation behavior.
Ignorance is Bliss An Extract of Butere Open Defecation
State
Amongst the triggered villages, the highest
number was from Marama West Location.
By mid-June 2014, 11 villages self-claimed
Open Defecation Free and were verified by the
Butere District Public Health Officer and Living
Water Service Centre. The villages are Mulusi,
Mungongo, Ebukubi, Eshiangosia, Mulukaji,
Mwitubwi, Ebukana, Ituti, Elwaminyi, Muluhuso
and Eburinde. Communities’ members attest
of the reduction in diarrheal related diseases,
and blame their ignorance from their prior
accommodation.
CLTS has been used broadly in Butere Sub-
County upon realizing that many community
members practice open defecation, bearing in
mind that improved sanitation is a constitutional
right for all Kenyans and that it’s a requirement
by the government. No more open defecation
in Butere, no more ignorance. Living Water
Service Centre hopes to celebrate the multiple
open defecation free villages with increased
triggering.
Left: A constructed
latrine in Butere
Far left: Villager
preparing for
latrine construction

• Bad working terrain-Deep galleys
encountered during digging of trenches
at Radienya village caused project to
extend beyond its intended timeline.
• The local governments in various areas
set out plans to expand the murram
roads. This though good development,
affected the pipe lines which were
already laid down along the roads at
Ikoba in Kisii and Masaba in Butere.
Some were destroyed and had to be
removed and be re-laid.
• Equipment capacity: Borangi Water
project drilling commenced and the
borehole was drilled to a depth of
150m but LWSC equipment could not
go to the recommended 200m due to
its capacity. We sought for an external
driller to complete the remaining 50m
of drilling, develop and complete the
borehole.
• Delays in acquiring government per-
mits for Kisumu East sites that had
been planned for drilling.
• Construction difficulties for the lake
water treatment system at Obaga due
to community interference and terrain.
This was compounded by difficulties in
application for electric power connec-
tion to the system which was highly
2014 Challenges
hiked beyond budget by Kenya Power
provider.
• High amounts of account payables.
• Expected incentives and handouts by
community members.
• Slow level of community of participa-
tion and involvement of community
Health extension works and public
health officers
• Poor soil formation in Kisumu County
decelerating the momentum of Sanita-
tion promotion through CLTS approach.

• Need to check with local government
on road reconstruction plans and road
margins before laying out pipes along
roads to avoid destruction in future
road expansions.
• Treatment water systems constructed
for community require more time
spent with the community to learn on
operations and maintenance and give
guidance along the way for them to be
able to run effectively.
• Community committee involvement
from the beginning of the project
through to the end will reduce any
conflicts with community and build on
ownership of the project
• Consultants be contracted to
provide hydro geological survey and
Environmental Impact Assessment
reports only, while the organizations
takes up the responsibility of following
up on the NEMA and WRMA permits
so as to avoid delays in acquiring the
approvals.
• There is need to involve church leaders
in hygiene promotion, this approach
shall enable the leaders to preach or
share of H&S with their congregants.
• Filling of reports and updating data on a
monthly basis.
• Need of using LWI site to enhance
knowledge and learning from other
countries.
2014 Lessons Learnt
• LWSC was blessed to have in possession, a 150m capacity PRD 650 borehole
drilling rig early in the year. The borehole drilling rig finally hit the ground at Kasule
Community Bible Church and successfully drilled two wells in the area.
• The 2014 Living Water International Gala named after a Kenyan girl “Lucy” and
featuring Kenyan projects in the Documentary.
• Joint successful stakeholder’s forum with Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board with over
200 stakeholders in attendance.
• The launch of Millennium Water Alliance Kenya (MWA-K) Strategy, with former
President H.E. Mwai Kibaki as the Patron.
Celebrations

2014 Financials
Funding /Revenue
W
e thank God because the LWSC
budget has been increasing over the
last three years as shown in the below
figure from June 2011 to 2013. Between 2013
and 2014 the total funding has increased from
$ 768000 to $ 1,056,066. This is an increase
of $ 288066 (37.5%). The increase was due an
additional $200,000 which had been earmarked
for the purchase of a Rig. In addition the
Regional office and Houston office funded us
with an addition 147,100 for two additional
wells, $114,000 to cater for the accounts
payables, $2,500 to carry out functionality
monitoring and $ 2,000 in support of board
meeting. Depreciation for 2014 was $ 35979,
while Auditing cost was $ 3573.40.
Revenue
From the below figure it can be seen that the
highest percentage of expenditure of 58%
($570,141) went to hardware. It entailed major
contract works which include borehole drilling,
civil works, various purchases. The software
and administration expenses consumed 29%
($286,272). Software was composed of Christian
witness and hygiene and sanitation activities.
Community engagement and short term trip
preparation consumed 13% ($ 119,315) of the
budget.
Funding Between June 2011 to December 2014
USD in 1000s
Prev Year Income Comparison
Short Term Trips-Logistics 1,512.76
Monitoring & Evaluation 3,510.08
Operations & Maintenance 4,605.52
CM&GP 25,954.74
Rehabs 26,847.13
Community Engagement 34,239.15
Alternative Water Projects 41,436.80
Hygiene Promotion 54,098.97
Admin-In Country 114,680.03
Office & Housing 167,596.10
New Wells 497,253.77
2011
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2012 2013 2014 2015

Short Term Trips-Logistics
Monitoring & Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance
CM&GP
Rehabs
Community Engagement
Alternative Water Projects
Hygiene Promotion
Admin-In Country
Office & Housing
New Wells
Short Term Trips-Logistics
Monitoring & Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance
CM&GP
Rehabs
Community Engagement
Alternative Water Projects
Hygiene Promotion
Admin-In Country
Office & Housing
New Wells

T
o help you understand us better, the below
questions and answers should inform you
more about Living Water and its activities.
• What is Living Water Service Centre?
• Why water?
• Who Benefits from Living Water Service
Centre’s work?
• Where does Living Water Service Centre
work?
• Why doesn’t sponsorship money go
directly to communities or locals?
• How does Living Water Service Centre
Choose communities in which it works?
make a difference?
• How long do the communities remained
engaged with Living water Service
Centre?
ensure sustainability of the water
projects?
• Being a Christian organization, does
Living Water only work in Christian
communities?
What is Living Water Service Centre?
Living Water Service Centre (Living Water)
is a Christian non-governmental organization
that exists to demonstrate the love of God,
by helping communities acquire desperately
needed clean water, and to experience “living
water”-the gospel of Jesus Christ-which alone
satisfies the deepest thirst. It is an affiliate of
Living Water International, headquartered in
Houston, Texas – USA.
Why water?
For Living Water it’s all about Jesus. It’s
about demonstrating God’s love, announcing
his kingdom, seeing Jesus in the least of our
brothers and sisters, offering a cup of water in
Jesus’ name and proclaiming his gospel, the
“living water”.
Helping communities create sustainable water,
sanitation, hygiene, and Christian witness
programs in partnership with local churches
is just the best way we’ve found to do that.
Why? Because the water crisis affects poverty,
women, health and education—and for us it’s a
spiritual issue.
Who Benefits from Living Water Service
Centre’s work?
Communities and institutions with desperate
need for clean water, we also share the gospel
of Jesus Christ to various audiences e.g.
churches, schools etc.
Where does Living Water Service Centre
work?
Living Water Service Center is the legally
registered affiliate of Living Water International
in Kenya. Initially, the organization used to
implement WASH projects throughout the
country. In 2013, it started using a WASH
Program Area (WPA) approach, which means
spending 3-5years in certain areas for maximized
impact. Currently, Kisumu East and Butere
Districts serve as the WPAs.
Why doesn’t sponsorship money go directly to
communities or locals?
To influence durable change, Living Water
works with the specific communities to improve
the water facilities and resources in areas
with desperate need for water. Working with
the communities, enables Living Water to
teach the communities on the operations and
maintenance of the Water projects to ensure
sustainability of safe water after completion of
water projects.
How does Living Water Service Centre choose
communities in which it works?
At the Country level, Living Water works hand
in hand with the Ministry of Water which helps
in recommending areas with desperate need
for water. Additionally, some projects are
implemented in areas with extreme need for
WASH services after community requests and
verification surveys by Living Water.
How does Living Water Service Centre make a
difference?
The provision of safe drinking water to
communities at easily accessible areas ensures
children go to school; men and women go to
work and can engage in agricultural activities
contributing to the general development of the
communities’ areas and Country.
LIVING WATER SERVICE CENTRE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(FAQ)

How long do the communities remained
engaged with Living water International?
After the completion of a water project, the
organization remains in constant communication
with the community for a year after which the
empowered water management committee
takes full management over the water project.
How does Living Water Service Centre ensure
sustainability of the water projects?
To ensure that the communities and institutions
supported through projects and the benefits
realized are maintained and continue long after
the end of project funding by Living Water is one
of our key concerns. As part of Sustainability,
Living Water ensures that water keeps flowing
and through community involvement, operations
and maintenance trainings of the project
management committees; this enables the
community to be in a position to operate and
maintain the water project long after Living
Water’s exit. The sustainability arm of the
organization conduct service visits from time to
time.
Being a Christian organization, does Living
Water only work in Christian communities?
We share a conviction that our work should
demonstrate and proclaim the gospel — water
and living water. This however, does not limit
us to only work in Christian communities; we
minister to the poorest of the poor and work
to end the global water crisis. The water crisis
knows no religion, as an organization the provision
of water access to communities with desperate
need for clean safe water is influenced by the
love of Christ; we work with all communities
irrespective of their religious affiliations.

Annual Review 2014
BOARD MEMBERS 2015
SENIOR MANAGEMENT 2015
Jim Malliet
Boniface Adoyo
Jacktone Akelo Caroline WambuiDaniel Githanji Caroline Magodo Austin OyulaSamuel Munywoki
Ruth Okowa Prof. Francis Lelo Shona Barnard Zack Aspegren
Rev. Judy MbuguaBob Thorp Anna Mwaure

LIVING WATER SERVICE CENTRE | Kenya Office | P.O. Box 404-00621 Nairobi, Kenya Office | Tel: +254 723 749 380
www.water.cc
Special thanks to:
Living Water Arica Regional Office, communities and
donors who made the attainment of improved WASH
services a reality for communities in need, in Kenya.
Content contributors:
Carolyne Magodo, Daniel Githanji, Daniel Okoth, Austin
Oyula, Phyllis Kaptuiya, Samuel Munywoki, Samuel Kirika,
Maitabel Okumu and Lucy Goro.
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Living Water Service Centre is a non-profit organization that
exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities
acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience
“Living Water” — the gospel of Jesus Christ — which alone
satisfies the deepest thirst.
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