In January 2023 the Wema organization worked in partnership with the Engineers without borders Chicago chapter, the Burr-Hidge Hinsdale Oak Brook Lions Club, the Lions Club International Foundation, and the Lions Club of Kakamega to distribute water from the Wema campus to the community

Project background:

Access to clean water in Bukembe area is a big challenge. Most families, mostly women, have to walk for 5 kilometers to access water from the river. The WEMA school and surrounding schools/community is served by a borewell which is operated by a solar pump. The water pressure is low and cannot reach many in the community, and so people have to rely on untreated water from surrounding water bodies.

Project scope:

Number of direct beneficiaries and how calculated. 1305 (47 homes are serviced through the expanded waterline, and each has an average of 15 people; an additional 600 students at the WEMA school)

Type of project impact:

The expanded water system will help to improve the health of the community as residents will be less exposed to water-borne illness. Watch the presentation below;