SEVERAL ACTIVITIES (Z) - 2 - KAWANGWARE WATER WELL PROJECT

I’m sharing with you the brochure prepared by Mr. Thomas Krueger about the
KAWANGWARE WATER WELL PROJECT

Kawangware is a slum situated approximately 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) in the western outcasts of the Nairobi Central Business District.
About 800,000 people live in this 2 square mile (3 kilometers) area. Their ethnic backgrounds are diverse.
Inhabitants of Kawangware live with:
 scarce safe drinking water,
 water-borne diseases,
 respiratory and aspiratory pneumonias,
 malaria,
 air-borne diseases, and
 poor drainage systems.

These people may get one meal per day. Those with homes have no electricity or running water. Half of the children do not have parents.

WHAT IS BEING DONE

Provision for their basic needs of life. The inhabitants of Kawangware need food, water, and shelter. Of these, water is the most critical.
A project is underway through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK) to provide a well for the church in Kawangware and the surrounding community. In fact, a hydro-geological survey has been completed and paid for by LCMS-Kenya and ELCK.

The Current well: contaminated water

WHAT THE WELL COSTS
The hydro-geological survey revealed the well for the Kawangware church would be over 900 feet deep. Following are estimated costs:
Upgrading the electrical power from single phase to three-phase ............................................ $ 2,800
Drilling the borehole and setting the casing ....................................... 23,300
Outfitting the well with the pump, wiring, meter, storage tank, distribution system, and pump house construction ................... 20,900
Total cost ...................................................$47,000

Washing hand with contaminated water

“This project is bigger than anyone can do alone, and so we’re suggesting that we join forces to make some significant advances in meeting the needs for clean
water, not only for the church, but also for the surrounding community.”
Rev. Claude Houge
East Africa Area Facilitator
LCMS World Mission

- NAME: __________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________
CITY: _________________________________ STATE: __________________________ ZIP CODE: ___________________________ PHONE: _________________________
Enclosed is my gift of : __________________ □ I wish to remain anonymous
Make checks payable to either:
REEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH referencing in the memo line KAWANGWARE WATER WELL PROJECT
1500 W Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757
OR
TEXAS DISTRICT – LCMS referencing in the memo line KAWANGWARE WATER WELL PROJECT
7900 East Highway 290, Austin, Texas 78724

Redeemer Lutheran Church
1500 West Anderson Lane † Austin, Texas 78757
Phone: 512-459-1500 † Fax: 512-459-6779

Texas District
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
7900 East Highway 290 † Austin, Texas 78724
Phone: 512-926-4272 † Toll Free: 800-951-3478