Muchanja Primary School, Western Kenya

Muchanja Primary School, Western Kenya

UPDATE: Muchanja Primary School’s water system (borehole well and pump) were completed in March 2023!

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The 665 students of Muchanja Primary School in Western Kenya have no water source on their campus, leaving them without reliable water to meet their daily needs. 

At 6 am every morning, students take jerricans to a nearby spring to collect water. The spring is the primary water source for both the school and the surrounding community, so it is overcrowded. And access to the water can be challenging. During the rainy season the area is slippery and dangerous and during dry times there is low discharge, making it an even longer wait in line.

Once they have filled their containers, they make the exhausting trek back to school. And very often the water they just worked so hard to get is contaminated, causing water-related illnesses such as diarrhea and stomach aches. 

Students and teachers suffer alike, missing school while in the hospital recovering. Students’ absences cause them to fall behind academically. Teachers lose momentum, and families also suffer financially paying for the medication. 

The students of Muchanja need a reliable, safe water source that will save them valuable time and enable them to learn and work towards brighter futures. Help us get a borehole well and handpump built so these students can stay healthy, in school, and focused on learning.