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Katelembu women group

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Countries: Kenya
Basins: Indian Ocean (189) (Tana)
Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
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Hygiene
Progress to Date: 180 Number of people with increased access to water
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2011  »  Dec. 31, 2013
Project Website: NA
Contextual Condition(s): None
Additional Benefits: None
Beneficiaries: None
Planning & Implementation Time: 1-3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Project Challenges: None
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

Public health is defined as the art or science of preventing and controlling diseases to promote health and prolong life. Availability of water resources affects public health in the following ways.-Good health-when water is safe adequate and wholesome.-Poor health-due to waterborne and water related diseases.This program is aimed to help the community to shift from curative to preventive services through primary health care (PHC) and community based health care (CBHC)Action…

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Public health is defined as the art or science of preventing and controlling diseases to promote health and prolong life. Availability of water resources affects public health in the following ways.-Good health-when water is safe adequate and wholesome.-Poor health-due to waterborne and water related diseases.This program is aimed to help the community to shift from curative to preventive services through primary health care (PHC) and community based health care (CBHC)Actions taken: Training on Food production, hygiene, sanitation, forestry, modern farming methods,ObjectivesThis program is designed to help communities to:-� Distinguish and relate health and the environment� Prevent and control diseases contracted from environmental degradation.� Look for and fetch safe clean water for domestic use� Understand the dangers of indiscriminate water pollution from institutions, farms, factories, urban wastes and human wastes due to lack of toilet facilities� Identify the effects of poor and also good standards of sanitation.� Change their health habits positively� Appreciate behavior change towards better healthy lifestyles.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: None
Project Benefits: None
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: None
Months & Implementing: 1-3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: None

Project Narrative

Approach centre for community development (ACCD) was established in 2009 to address the root causes of poverty, health and malnutrition to the poor communities living in Mutituni location of Machakos County. In 9th,Dec 2010 Accd got registered as an NGO by the Kenyan board of NGOs and extended its operations to include Makueni, Kitui, Kwale and Baringo counties with programs of Health, Nutrition, Hygiene, Water and Sanitation as its main programs towards community development in these areas.

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