How Much Does a Borehole Cost in Kenya?
Drilling a borehole that will help a community long-term is not simple. Let’s talk about the methods, timeframe, and costs of building durable boreholes.
Drilling a borehole that will help a community long-term is not simple. Let’s talk about the methods, timeframe, and costs of building durable boreholes.
After 7 years together, Engineers Without Borders Delaware will now be known as WILK-TEC, “TEC” standing for “Technical Engineering Committee.”
Here's how this Kenyan family—Charity, Michael, Michael Jr., and Nathan—brought hope back home.
We rely on our partners, along with our donors, to turn the water on. This week, we'll highlight an important partner that's been helping us help Kenyans in Lositeti: Rotary District 7630.
It's been a long road for the Maasai in Nooriro to get the clean water they desperately needed. Let's take a look at the series of events that led us to this joyous day.
The human-elephant conflict arises in our work because elephants love fresh, cold borehole water, freshly grown crops, and new toys (such as plastic water tanks). Therefore, elephants are critical in our project design, development, and implementation. Here, we’ll explain how these majestic creatures impact our projects.
We’ve compiled highlights from our WILK Wednesday newsletter to show how our community of donors have been helping Kenyans bloom.
Water is Life Kenya (WILK) has brought clean water to Kajiado County for more than fifteen years. Let’s go over the steps we take when we choose to drill a borehole and why our methods work.
Under normal conditions, Nooriro was paradise for the Maasai, with plenty of rain, grass, and healthy cows. Like most Maasai communities, it doesn’t exist on a conventional map. It’s located in a valley between two mountains which, after the rainy season, turns into a reservoir. However, these are not ideal…