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Rainwater Collection in Kenya
The Samburu people of Kenya are semi-nomadic. The semi-nomadic nature of the Samburu means the children often have to live at their school to continue their education. Just outside the Samburu National Reserve, The West Gate School provides an education to a limited about of young Samburu children who need to live at the school site.Complicating matters is the issue of housing – a distinct lack of it. With crowded conditions, young children were often left to find their own shelter in the local community leaving them vulnerable to other types of predatory behavior.
Additionally, the nearest source of water is inside the Samburu National Reserve at the Ewaso Nyiro River. The water is not safely drinkable and can often place children at the mercy of other wildlife competing for the valuable water resource. These wildlife conflicts pit the survival of people against the most important economic resource in Kenya – its wildlife.
With generous support from Shultz Steel and Solar Monkey the ECOLIFE Foundation teamed up with Save the Elephants to provide safe housing for young girls, and a rain-water collection system that reduces health threats and protects the well-being of the children.