One Well at a Time, Water Project Changes the Face of a Drought Stricken District In Kenya
In response to a story published on Investigative Africa on September 18, 2010, a retired telecommunications expert, John Miles (84) from London, United Kingdom, donated $23,000 to the Santa Monica, Calif. based Samburu Project for the drilling of a well in Lusen Gap, Kenya, a dry district Miles had visited in 2006. Miles traveled to the United States to make his donation, which The Samburu Project accepted on March 23, 2011.
In Kenya, Clean Water Proves Key To Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication
Access to clean drinking water is proving to be a major game changer in Samburu, Kenya, where the drilling of 22 boreholes by U.S. based non-governmental organization, The Samburu Project, has resulted in more than 2,000 girls returning to school.