Ori Bwanda Community

Kisumu County, Kenya

are thankful for the generous support of

Edward and Betty-Jean (Ed and BJ Richmond) Richmond

(Langley, BC)
In Memory of our grandson Joel Darold Richmond

for helping supply safe water to their community

Latitude: -0.15659, Longitude: 34.80077
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A message from the community

We the people of Ori Bwanda Community wish to extend our gratitude to Lifewater Canada for the gift of a new water well. We are looking forward to healthy lives and easy lifestyles. May God bless you lots. -- Community Leaders

Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)

Erick Nyagwa from Ori Bwanda community in Kisumu County is among a group of men and women who would gather water for their families from a nearby river. It was their only available water source. He says everyone was relatively safe when it rained because the river water would remain fairly clean. But when the dry season began, the river would slow to a dirty trickle -- leaving people very fearful of contracting waterborne illnesses. “The dry season did not just bring water scarcity," Erick recalls. "It brought diseases as well. It’s has been hard.” This is why he and about 700 other residents of Ori Bwanda are excited about the new water well and hand pump in their community, provided by generous Lifewater Canada donors. The well is providing not only safe water, but improved health among children and adults. Girls and boys are attending school more regularly, and their parents are also more productive.

Well Details

Well Depth:	93 ft.	Turbidity:	Clear
Depth of Water:	27.00 ft.	Water Colour:	Clear
Well Yield:	20.00 gpm	Water Odour:	None
Screen Length:	30.00 ft.	Taste:	Good
Casing Diameter:	4.00 in.	Nitrate:
Handpump:	Afridev	Iron:
Developed By:	Surge Bailing	pH:
Development Time:	24.00 hrs.	Bacti Test:
Disinfection:	24.00 hrs.