Project Description
Access to water in Pate island and in NdauDjabiah’s baseline survey
A few villages are located in Pate island, North of Lamu (Kenya)-The inhabitants of Siyu, Faza, Chundwa, Kisingitini, Mtawabanga, Mybogi and Mbwajumwali, as well as those living in Ndau island, depend on rainwater collection for their drinking water needs, while shallow wellstapping relatively salty water,are mainly used for cleaning and other domestic purpose.Rainwater is collected from roofs but also using “djabias”, which are man-made sloping concrete collection surfaces conveying water into an underground tank. Because of the difficulty to obtain a clear picture of the situation of the different villages, in terms of access to water, a baseline study had to be carried out.Some parameters where measured, like the length, depth, width of the collection surfaces or of the “djabiahs”, the geographical position of the premises, name of the owners, etc. These data can be used to understand the present situation of the access towater within the different villages and may be useful to define priorities
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