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Involving local communities in making BIG decisions.

It is very interesting working with communities. Kenya nowadays has nowadays adapted a bottom-top approach which is a reverse of the former apporaches where rules had to come form the Government and…Continue

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Involving local communities in making BIG decisions.

It is very interesting working with communities. Kenya nowadays has nowadays adapted a bottom-top approach which is a reverse of the former apporaches where rules had to come form the Government and the elite in the societies. The latter used to make decisions which would benefit them, not knowing the consequences at the villages, Local Mwananchi(Local Kenyan citizens).Nowadays, Kenyan communities are involved in decision making on matters affecting them, and help influence policies and Laws…See More
Feb 9
Dr.Kailash Aher commented on Pauline Wambui Karanja's blog post clean fresh water supply to rural communities in Coastal Kenya
"Water is a basic human need and a precious national asset. Groundwater is the basic source of water supply in many semi-arid developing countries. The availability of ground water is non-uniform in space and time. Hence precise estimation of ground…"
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clean fresh water supply to rural communities in Coastal Kenya

There is limited accessibility of clean and fresh water in many rural communities in Coastal Kenya. This is caused mostly by salt intrusion from the Indian Ocean during the high tideThe available water is so expensive that the people cannot afford to buy hence,most of these people consume untreated water from shallow wells and suffer tremendously from water born diseases!See More
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"Hallo? I'm excited to be part of a noble cause such as WASH. In deed, we should publicize this issue and make it one of the HOT TOPICS."
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Advocacy, Capacity development, Governance, Monitoring & evaluation, Participatory Management, Rural WASH, Sanitation - Ecological sanitation, Sanitation - Hygiene promotion, Sanitation - School sanitation, Sanitation - Solid waste management, Water quality, Water resources management
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clean fresh water supply to rural communities in Coastal Kenya

Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:40 1 Comment

There is limited accessibility of clean and fresh water in many rural communities in Coastal Kenya. This is caused mostly by salt intrusion from the Indian Ocean during the high tide

The available water is so expensive that the people cannot afford to buy hence,most of these people consume untreated water from shallow wells and suffer tremendously from water born diseases!

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