The water sector in kenya introduction the kenya vision 2030 goal on water and sanitation under the social pillar is access to water and sanitation for all by 2030. Other areas of work include urban poverty, slum improvement, and local governance in india, mongolia, bangladesh and cambodia. World vision water, sanitation, and hygiene wash projects. Kenya is a water scarce country and thus the achievement of this goal will not come easy but requires deliberate effort geared towards the development and expansion of the. The impact of school water, sanitation, and hygiene. Citizens report card on urban water, sanitation and solid. Situation analysis of the urban sanitation sector in kenya. Prototype county environmental health and sanitation bill. However, 748 million people still rely on unimproved sources of drinking water almost a quarter of which rely on untreated surface water, and 2. Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and. The problem of sanitation in urban kenya the fulcrum.
Counselling and supplementation in the nutrition group and. Access to water and sanitation in kenya has not been keeping pace with population growth, as only 58 percent of kenyans have access to basic drinking water and 30 percent have access to basic sanitation currently. About 21 million kenyans use unsanitary or shared latrines. We assigned schools to 1 of 2 study groups according to water availability. One factor accounting for this difference is the lack of sanitation facilities for girls reaching.
Kenya targets universal access to improved water and sanitation services. The sustainable development goal sdg 6 baseline estimates for. Water and sanitation programme, 2012 established that poorest quintile is 270 times more likely to practice. Pdf water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in kenyan. We harness the energy and expertise of communities, ngos, national and local governments and the private sector. Wvk utilises inhouse technical team to carry out hydrogeological services. Water supply and sanitation are two of the most important sectors in development. Rural kenya market research on sustainable sanitation. Pdf water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in kenyan rural. With a population of 50 million, 41 percent of kenyans still rely on unimproved water sources, such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers, while 71 percent of kenyans use unimproved sanitation solutions. Kenya water, sanitation, and hygiene fact sheet many kenyans living in rural areas still walk long distances for water, often collecting it from unsafe sources. The report further states that water beyond the household sustains ecological. Edward n kairu executive director maji na ufanisi, kenya edward. Behaviour change messaging combined with technologically simple interventions such as water treatment, household sanitation upgrades from unimproved to improved latrines, and handwashing stations did not reduce childhood diarrhoea or improve growth, even when adherence was at least as high as has been achieved by other programmes.
Weve supported the development and adoption of the 20182022 corporate strategic plan, investment policy and resource mobilization strategy for the water sector trust fund, a governmentowned investment fund aimed at supporting lowincome and marginalized communities in kenya. The kenya environmental sanitation strategic framework kessf 20162020 provides a mediumterm framework for the implementation of the keshp 20162030. Water, sanitation, and hygiene pilot curriculum assessment, kenya. Kenya, indicate that just over half of the population 58 per cent have access to drinking water. Kar is a visiting fellow with the knowledge, technology.
Estimates suggest the population could double by 2050 relative to 2015 given current growth rates, while 30 million kenyans 48 percent of the population are expected to live in. Only one study was conducted in kenya which utilized multiple intervention components involving water treatment, hygiene promotion, and sanitation to assess their impact on pupil absence. Strategy for water, sanitation and hygiene 20162030. Kenya is estimated to have a national open defecation rate of 14% 7, 8. The objective of the nairobi sanitation project for kenya is to provide sustainable access to sanitation and water services in selected lowincome communities of nairobi, by applying oneoff oba subsidies to make propoor sewerage and water connections. Water supply and sanitation in kenya is characterised by low levels of access to water and sanitation, in particular in urban slums and in rural areas, as well as poor service quality in the form of intermittent water supply. Water sanitation and hygiene in kenya overview and opportunities 1. Kenyas policy on sanitation aims to achieve and sustain open defecation free odf status in the entire country by 2030. The renewable water per capita in kenya stood at 647m3 against the. Wash alliance kenya seeks to stimulate linkages and strategic partnership among state and nonstate wash actors in enhancing their response towards the safe wash needs of poor and marginalized kenyans. The ministry of water and sanitation mws was established by the organization of the government, executive order no. Worldwide, 71% of the rural population has access to improved water supply and 38% has access to improved sanitation. Kenya an opportunity to ensure that it prepares a wash investment plan, financial monitoring tool and includes it in the strategic plans and mtpii plans geared towards achieving the vision 2030. Over the past five years, more than 50 biocenters offering clean water and electricity from human compost have been built across the city, benefiting 20,000 people daily.
According to the united nations millennium development goals report cdc pdf external pdf 2. In rural africa, 47% of the population has access to improved water. Kenya is a water scarce country and thus the achievement of this goal will not come easy but requires deliberate effort geared towards the development and expansion of the sector. Titles of all publications in this series are printed at the end of this handbook. From this study of rural schools in ethiopia, kenya, mozambique, rwanda, uganda, and zambia, we found a wide range of access rates to an improved primary water source onpremises across the countries 10% in ethiopia to 88% in zambia, but we found consistently low access to sanitation and hygiene facilities. Water supply and sanitation in kenya water and sanitation program. One part of the programme will deal with traditions and attitudesconcerning hygiene and environmental sanitation, which may leadto a better understanding of how people reason, and, perhaps, to the identification of a traditional basis upon which improvements. Kenya is one of the countries that did not achieve the millennium development goal mdg for increasing access to water and sanitation.
Water, sanitation and hygiene wash is at the centre of this ambitious new agenda with a distinct sector goal sdg 6 that envisions universal, sustainable, and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as the elimination of open defecation by 2030. Counselling and supplementation in the nutrition group. Meeting the mdg drinking water and sanitation target. Institutional arrangements for sanitation in kenya. In slums near nairobi, kenya, researchers are testing how subsidizing the cost of connecting to the sewer system and providing information about the health benefits of improved sanitation affects the. Abstract according to united nations development programme undp, 2010 report, people need water and sanitation to sustain their health and maintain their dignity. Progress in sanitation among poor households in kenya. Kenya, under sustainable development goal 6, has committed itself to achieve by 2030 universal and equitable access to safe and affordable water for all. Turning finance into services for 2015 and beyond rural water supply improve management and coordination of works and investment planning. Are schools meeting the needs of menstruating girls. Water and sanitation united nations sustainable development. Impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene pilot curriculum assessment, kenya pdf, 1006. Sanitation policy and planning framework case study for. We conducted a clusterrandomized trial among 185 schools in kenya from 2007 to 2009. Access to water supply and sanitation are basic human needs and rights. Schools were randomized to one of three study arms including water treatment and hygiene promotion wt and hp, water treatment, hygiene promotion, and. Supporting investment into the water and sanitation sector. The sanitation facilities in public primary schools kajiado central. The national health sector strategic plan and environmental sanitation and hygiene communityled total sanitation in kenya findings from a situational assessment research summary february 2015 facts on clts in kenya clts. Whounicef joint monitoring programme for water supply and sanitation. Sanitation marketing is intended to increase sustainable access to improved household sanitation at scale and close the huge sanitation access gap in kenya. Demand for sanitation in kenyan urban slums the abdul latif. Water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in kenyan rural schools.
Sanitation, drinkingwater and hygiene status overview provided and. Seasonal and regional water scarcity exacerbates the difficulty to improve water supply. Water, sanitation and hygiene wash sector since 1990, the mdg baseline year. Box 58684 00200, nairobi, kenya tel 254 20 2727107, fax 254 20 2726332. Enhance targeting of investments by developing and implementing a database to monitor coveragefunctionality of rural water supply systems. The water and sanitation crisis in kenya remains critical, and is in the process of developing new ways to scale watercredit to reach even more people.
The kenyan capital of nairobi is a pioneer in terms of communityled provision of basic water and sanitation services. Only 30% of kenyans have access to improved sanitation, that is, the use of sanitation facilities that hygienically separate excreta from human contact. Sanitation is essential to health and welfare, but as many as 2. We examined the impact of school water, sanitation, and hygiene wash interventions on diarrhearelated outcomes among younger siblings of schoolgoing children. The national health sector strategic plan and environmental sanitation and hygiene communityled total sanitation in kenya findings from a situational assessment research summary february 2015 facts on clts in kenya clts was introduced in 2007 by plan international kenya staff. Water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in kenyan rural. An assessment of sanitation facilities in public primary.
Sanitation, drinkingwater and hygiene status overview provided and interpreted by national focal point based on glaas results. Wvk utilises in house technical team to carry out hydrogeological services. Review article slum sanitation and the social determinants of. These challenges are especially evident in the rural areas and the urban slums. It aims to declare 100% of kenya odf by 2030, and to ensure that at least 55% of urban households have access to improved sanitation facilities. In addition, kenyas 2007 national environmental sanitation and hygiene policy stated that, as a. Its mandate is development and management of water resources, transboundary waters, water harvesting and storage, water services and sanitation regulation, dams and sanitation management. Only 9 out of 55 public water service providers in kenya provide continuous water supply, leaving people to find their own ways of searching for appropriate solutions to these basic needs.
Kenyas vision 2030 has an ambitious target of ensuring universal access to water and improved sanitation services by 2030. Sanitation, drinkingwater and hygiene status overview. Sanitation in public and institutional settings 38 79 public toilet and latrine facilities. Why kenyas sanitation challenge requires urgent attention. We help formalise how it invests in kenya utilities, and. What sanitation means in nairobi slums the solutions journal. Kiambiu water and sanitation slum project, nairobi, kenya. Though there is wide disparity with some counties like turkana, wajir and samburu having rates of over 70% 7, 8. Usaidkenyas wash program focuses on water supply and sanitation access, hygiene promotion, management, and environmental in. Water and sanitation programme, 2012 established that. Ministry of public health and sanitation, nairobi 10100, kenya.
In fi scal year 2009 october 2008 to september 2009, individuals, corporations, and foundations in the united states supported world vision water, sanitation, and hygiene wash projects in 20 countries. Review article slum sanitation and the social determinants of women s health in nairobi, kenya jasoncorburn 1 andchantalhildebrand 2 school of public health and department of city and regional planning, university of california, berkeley, berkeley, ca, usa. Usaidkenyas wash program focuses on water supply and sanitation access, hygiene promotion, management, and environmental in rural areas, especially the arid and semiarid lands. Pdf water, sanitation and hygiene wash programs in african schools have received increased attention, particularly around the potential impact of.
There is no shortage of wellintentioned, wellfunded, and wellstaffed organizations operating in kenya with the goal of increasing water and sanitation accessibility. This water handbook is the second of the technical guidelines series prepared by the water, environment and sanitation section, programme division, unicef. Slum sanitation and the social determinants of womens health. Kiambiu water and sanitation kiwesa slum project, nairobi, kenya prof. Kenya is set to host the kenya sanitation conference 2019 at kicc in nairobi kenya between 28th to 31st of october this year speaking to alex chamwada of chams media on ktnnews recently, water sanitation and irrigation chief administrative secretary ms winnie guchu called on kenyans to change their mindset on issues sanitation and view it. This research was conducted to provide evidence on sanitation marketing options. Yet the problem still persists, and is estimated to take 200 additional years to resolve given the current rate of change.
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