The area around the Lusi Community suffers very severe droughts in the months of September, October and November. Due to limited capacity, the traditional ponds dry up in this period and people get water from Lake Victoria about 5 km away. When it eventually rains the people draw stagnating pool water that is contaminated. As a result of contaminated water people suffer from numerous intestinal diseases, people?s individual livelihoods decline because their cows produce less milk, their livestock are exposed to infectious diseases as they travel through other villages in search of water and they are not able to maintain home gardens for their daily food. The Rehabilitation of the Koleche Dam would help the community to get sufficient water for domestic use and livestock.
Project activities:
a) Excavation of the dam to make its capacity increase from to 10,000 cu meters of water.
b) Construction of water filtration unit, installation of pump
c) Building troughs to be used by domestic animals
d) Repair of 9 classroom roofs to collect water for the nearby schools
e) Building a 23,000 liter water tank , Building of fence around the dam
f) Capacity building for the community in project management
g) Planting of indigenous and fruit trees around the dam
h) Construct pit latrines near the dam