Water For Makobe Children

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SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE WELL WATER PROJECT IN MAKOBE KENYA

We are excited that for the first time beginning in August, 2004 there is clean well water providing the community with safe drinking water.

No longer will disease from unclean water be a problem for Makobe.

The water storage tanks provide enough water for the village for several days.

August, 2004

Recent travelers have just returned from visiting Makobe and the Children's Home. There are many exciting new developments.

A new clean water well has successfully been completed and delivers clean water to the local Makobe School, Makobe Village, and Makobe Children's Home.

Moving drilling rig into position at Makobe

Rig set in position and drilling begins.

Monitoring progress of drilling

April 2004

KENYA WELL-WATER PROJECT

OVERVIEW AND SCOPE

NEED

Clean water is desperately needed for the Makobe Children’s Home.

Rainwater runoff and stream water are the current sources.

Closest water source is a stream approximately five miles from the Children’s Home.

Women and children must walk 5 miles one way to retrieve water.

Boiling of the stream and runoff water does not always assure pure drinking water.

Children and the elderly are the most susceptible and many die each year.

PROPOSAL

Purchase drilling rig from DSS a Kenya supplier of well-water drilling equipment.

Contract Staff of Hope/Stepping Stones group to drill the well in Makobe to be operational by July 1, 2004.

Plan for mechanical well construction and fresh water pumping for Makobe well.

Upon completion of the Makobe well the drilling rig will move to Maasai Land for the drilling of additional water-wells.

RECOMMENDED DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER

DSS people are the local professionals. They are the company that World Vision uses in Kenya.

DSS has agreed to technically support the Makobe drilling project by sending two of their employees to the site during the well drilling and completion process. We expect this support in return for purchasing the drilling rig from them.

DSS supports a complete line of spare parts and additional tools for the drilling operation.

DSS supplies the drilling rig f.o.b. Nairobi. It will be driven to Makobe by the Stepping Stones team.

DSS founded in 1989.

DSS has a capable staff of 50 comprised of Project Managers, Geologist, Drilling Supervisors, Electrical Engineer, Drill Operators, Test Pumping Technicians, and Workshop machine operators.

DSS experienced in depths from 100M to over 500M.

DSS machine shop serves as the primary service outlet for most of the drilling contractors in Kenya.

DSS drilling rig late model refurbished to “like new”

DSS drilling rig price quotation …$34,000.00 US Dollars.

MECHANICAL PROPOSAL/COST FOR MAKOBE WELL

For comparison, listed below are the two best alternatives for well drilling in Makobe, the Baraka Board believes that the Stepping Stones alternative is the best choice.

DRILLING TEAM AND TECHNICAL SPONSORS

THREE ORGANIZATIONS:

1. Staff of Hope

Drilling rig to be donated to Staff of Hope.

Staff of Hope is a 501 (c) (3) Non-profit Christian organization focused on the social, spiritual, and physical well being of the Maasai people of Kenya.

2. Stepping Stones

Team of eight Christian Kenyans that make up the drilling operations team.

The Stepping Stones team has drilled several wells in Maasai land with the previously owned drilling rig.

3. LifeWater

An international Christian organization focused on all technical aspects of clean water supply for third world countries.

This organization will be the technical advisors for the project

LifeWater is headquartered in San Louis Obispo, California, USA.

SUMMARY OF THE NEED

CAPITAL FUNDS CAMPAIGN GOAL:

A. CAPITAL FUNDS DRIVE COMPLETED BY MAY 30, 2004

B. WELL COMPLETED AND IN OPERATION BY JULY 1, 2004

TWO FUNDING ITEMS:

The Baraka Foundation fund drive is committed to raising the capital funds through donations for the purchase of the drilling rig (Ruston Model 22RW) for the Kenya Well-Water Project.

$34,000.00

The Baraka Foundation fund drive is committed to raising the capital funds through donations for construction of the water well in Makobe

$28,000.00

Note: As of April 1, 2004 there are known funds either on hand or earmarked for the Kenya Well-Water Project totaling $26,000.00.

email: info@barakafoundation-usa.org