Solar pump project aims to ease Kenyan water shortages
Solar Pump Project
By Geoffrey Kamadi
TSEIKURU, Kenya – Blue skies and sunshine don’t make Joseph Katitu a happy man.
The 49-year-old sorghum farmer and father of nine shakes his head at the glaring sun as the last cloud fades in the sky above him. “Mvua haitakuya (The rain will not come)!” he sighs.
The lack of gathering clouds is an ominous sign that Tseikuru District, some 230 km (150 miles) east of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, will have to wait a while longer before the heavens open again.
We are looking for volunteers that will help us with our ongoing projects and to fund raise and raise awareness for our organization. By supporting Amsha Africa Foundation "AAF" initiatives, you will help transform local villages and slums by giving them a hand up, not a handout. You will provide the means to promote efforts that are proven to be viable, self sustaining and perpetual, capturing an opportunity to leave a living legacy for future generations.
There are many great ideas that participants over the years have used to raise funds and awareness for AAF. Each year participants get more creative on fundraising. Participants had wine tasting parties, daily office loose change collection, picnics in the park with a silent auction, morning coffee and bake sale at the office and other creative office contests. People can't donate if they don't know you are participating as an AAF volunteer! Talk about Amsha Africa Foundation programs with everyone you come in contact with and tell them about our programs and how they will help improve the lives of the impoverished in many ways!
Horn of Africa Drought & Famine 2011
Millions of children caught in food crisis need urgent aid.
More than 10 million people across the Horn of Africa are in dire need of humanitarian assistance due to a deadly combination of drought, escalating food prices and armed conflict. Hundreds of thousands of children are facing death due to starvation.
Among the most vulnerable to the drought and famine are 2 million children under the age of five in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Health Problems From Lack of Water
In raising community awareness, it is important to understand the root causes of problems. Many illnesses related to water security come from poverty and exploitation. Amsha Africa Foundation is taking steps to improve water supply in the rural communities in Africa by working together with community based organizations to assess existing water supplies and develop a plan for community water security.
This article is about water scarcity and what happens when people don’t have enough water to stay healthy.
Community Water Security Planning
When people have raised community awareness about the problems they face in meeting their water security needs, they are ready to take the next step. Communities can work together to plan for water security.
Planning needs to start with an assessment of current water security. This could take the form of a Water Watch activity. AAF follows these planning methods and encourages all rural communities in Africa to follow these steps to find suitable sources of safe drinking water.
Amsha Africa Foundation is investing in rainwater harvesting technology that is low cost, simple to deploy and maintain, and able to transform the lives of households, communities and countries Africa-wide. In dry parts of Africa, a lot of water is lost as surface runoff. There are many ways to harvest and store rainwater. Harvesting this runoff and storing it in reservoirs such as water pans or underground tanks makes it available for use when required. This Action Sheet explains how communities can build and harvest the rainwater that falls on their land for use in farming.
Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse can be described as physical maltreatment of the child and the denial of the child's rights.
In Africa, acts of child abuse are usually committed in polygamous homes as well as in extended family settings where children who have lost either or both parents are left in the care of distant relatives or guardians and step-parents who treat them as if they are animals.
Amsha Africa Foundation is pooling its resources and joining forces with our partners in an effort to stop child abuse and neglect and educate communities in Kenya.
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