Water Projects

Access to safe, local drinking water is a basic human right, yet many communities across Kenya still live without it. Together with Kenya is working to change this by restoring broken hand pumps, building solar-powered boreholes, and ensuring clean water reaches thousands of people in rural areas.

Why hand pump repairs matter

Many clean water projects in Kenya break down after their initial installation, leaving communities without long-term solutions. Our team of volunteer Kenyan engineers travels across the country, repairing broken hand pumps and restoring access to sustainable, life-changing water.

3,108+

hand pumps repaired as of July 2025

903,000+

people reached,  including schools, clinics and villages

9

volunteer engineers across 9 counties

Children washing hands at a water tap outdoors. They are in blue uniforms.

A smarter, long-term approach

Around 30% of Kenya’s 32,000 hand pumps are broken. We repair 200–300 each year and train communities to maintain them long-term.


  • £110 per repair
  • 50–100 families supported per pump
  • £1 average cost per person helped
  • Funded by The Eagle Foundation

The human impact of clean water

The benefits of clean water go far beyond health. In many Maasai communities, women and girls walk up to 16 miles a day carrying 20L containers. When water is far away, girls are more likely to miss school. Bringing clean water closer means better health, higher school attendance, and stronger communities.

“There’s a strong link between nearby water and girls’ school attendance.”

Family sits on a bench outdoors; smiling and dressed in colorful clothes, with children and an elder.
Hand water pump silhouetted against the sun in a blue sky.

Turning sunlight into water

One of the charity’s early projects was the construction of two deep, solar-powered boreholes – one at our school and the other around 5km away. The school borehole is 160 metres deep (500 feet) and uses solar energy to pump between 4,000 and 12,000 litres of water each day. It supplies clean water to both the school and the surrounding community. The greatest demand for water comes during the hot, sunny dry season – the very time when the solar-powered pump performs at its best.


The second borehole is 180 metres deep and provides water to the local community as well as a one-acre vegetable growing plot. This land is divided into 80 allotments, giving the poorest members of the community the chance to grow their own food. Powered entirely by the sun, the solar pump can supply up to 20,000 litres of water per day.

Help us expand access to clean water across Kenya

With more funding, we can repair more pumps, build more boreholes, and change more lives. Contact us or donate now to get involved.