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Water Wells – the MAGHARIBI WATER AID PROJECT(a Kenyan NGO)

 Identifying needs, setting priorities, and providing safe water sources involve many steps.

• Receiving applications from schools, churches, villages, tribal units, and community-based organizations.
• Evaluating and selecting which requests have most merit.
• Identifying existing water supply issues
  • Quantity and quality of existing water supply
  • Health related issues associated with the existing supply
• Evaluating supply alternatives
  • Is spring enhancement an alternative?
  • Is filtration of an existing surface supply a viable alternative?
  • Are there existing wells available that could be restored?
  • Is a drilled well the best answer?
• Drilling or Restoring and Equipping Water Wells
  • Organizing the user community to be responsible for the well once it is completed.
  • Performing Sanitation Training so that the users will keep the water safe once they bring it home.
  • Dedication of the completed well over to the user community.