Kenya's water and sanitation crisis

In 2015, Water.org launched the first large-scale WaterCredit program in Africa and demonstrated that this market-based approach is feasible in Kenya. In cooperation with microfinance and commercial financial institutions, Water.org develops water and sanitation loans and incorporates them into the portfolio. This initiative doubled the expected impact and provided water and sanitation to 425,000 people in Kenya and Uganda.

The water and sanitation crisis in Kenya remains critical, Water.org is developing a new way to extend WaterCredit to reach more people. We are currently considering an alternative channel for the implementation of WaterCredit with the aim of achieving greater impact by working with large commercial banks, digital financial service providers, and water service providers. For example, recently we have started a five-year plan to cooperate with commercial banks to provide new service delivery channels.

In addition, Water.org has implemented a direct impact program in Kenya since 2005 and has been implementing the WaterCredit program since 2010. To this day, more than 135,000 people provide safe water and sanitation for our direct impact program in Kenya.

In many countries, we have seen that a serious cycle of poverty leads to a lack of clean water and sanitation. For women, collecting water every day is an important activity. They spent time walking in communities' faucets and then waiting in line to fill their containers. Children - mainly girls - are forced to leave school and spend time collecting water, and their future choice will shrink as each barrel fills. Learn why receiving a small affordable loan is a proven, powerful long-term solution that millions of people can help solve the water crisis

Kenya is facing water shortage and health problems. In this country, only 19% of urban residents can use adequate sanitation facilities. The most affected people are women. Women in Kenya are in public opinion and are responsible for providing water to their families, but the chances of receiving water more safely than men are low. These women risk the contamination of water with the danger of health and well-being. Drought has been repeated in Kenya for a long time. According to the International Livestock Research Institute data due to the expansion of desertification in the semi-arid region of the country of Kenya, precipitation has decreased significantly in the past five years. More areas can neither produce vegetation nor support livestock. By 2050, the population of Kenya is estimated to reach 50%, promoting rural households in the city

One of the main reasons for the Kenyan water crisis is frequent drought. According to the International Development Association, rivers are the most common source of drinking water in Kenya. However, over half of Kenya is dry and classified as a very dry area, annual average precipitation, global warming contribute to this situation, is very low. The river's water is unstable during the dry climate period, especially during the drought, which is famine, resulting in destruction of Kenya's agricultural economy leading to a more severe health condition