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Strengthening School Governance for Sustainable WASH in Western Kenya
Strengthened understanding of governance responsibilities, clearer appreciation of financial oversight, and a renewed commitment to improving the operation and maintenance of school WASH facilities were key outcomes from recent capacity-building efforts with school leadership across Western Kenya. Last week, with support from The END Fund, we conducted a series of trainings for Boards of Management…
Bridging the Gap: Stakeholders Validate Kenya’s Pioneering Dashboard for Integrated WASH and NTD Planning
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to thrive in settings where access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and good hygiene remains limited. In Kenya, this close link between WASH and NTDs is well understood, yet programming and planning have often been constrained by fragmented data systems. WASH and NTD datasets have traditionally been collected, analyzed, and…
Western Kenya Counties Lead Community Action as Kenya Marks World NTDs Day
Counties across Western Kenya Vihiga, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, and Kakamega joined the rest of the country in commemorating World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, reinforcing a shared commitment to collective action, prevention, and sustained investment to eliminate NTDs. County-level events were held under the global theme “Unite. Act. Eliminate NTDs.” In Vihiga County, the commemoration…
Shoes for All: Striding Towards a Healthier Future
Ebulamba Primary and Junior School, situated in a region prone to health risks, once faced significant challenges to student well-being and academic success. However, a transformative partnership with WASH Alliance Kenya and the Ministry of Health Vihiga County through one of the youth WASH/NTD Champions; Sharon Okaya, brought hope through a simple yet powerful solution:…
Championing Health in Western Kenya: Transforming Lives Through WASH/NTD Initiatives
In Western Kenya, where Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) like Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminths persist due to poor sanitation and limited access to clean water, a concerted effort is underway to combat these health challenges. Key stakeholders including the Kenyan Ministry of Health, local authorities, and organizations such as the END Fund, WASH Alliance Kenya, AMREF…
Bungoma County, WASH Alliance Kenya Renew Commitment to Improve Water, Sanitation and Eliminate NTDs
WASH Alliance Kenya (WAK) reaffirmed its commitment to advancing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives in Bungoma County during a high-level courtesy call with county officials on September 17, 2025. The meeting brought together WAK’s leadership and senior representatives from the Bungoma County Government to review progress, reflect on past achievements, and chart a new…
Intergenerational Dialogue for Community Development: Past Wisdom, Present Action, Future Impact
As the embers of tradition met the aspirations of the future, a transformative dialogue unfolded in Maili Tisa, Kajiado County, on March 22, 2025. The Soinia Foundation, in collaboration with Enkolili Community-Based Organization and the Kajwang’ Foundation, convened an Intergenerational Dialogue for Community Development. WASH Alliance Kenya participated in the event, contributing to critical discussions…
Building a Healthier Future: WASH Alliance Kenya Partners with Vihiga County to Enhance Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services
WASH Alliance Kenya recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County Government of Vihiga, marking a significant step towards enhancing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the region. This signing of the MOU, officiated by Vihiga County Governor H.E. Dr. Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo, aims to improve the overall health and well-being of…
Subnational Interruption of Transmission of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) and Schistosomiasis (SCH) in Western Kenya
Project Summary: This initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and WASH Alliance Kenya (WAK) with support from the END Fund, aims to significantly disrupt the transmission of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) and Schistosomiasis (SCH) across four counties in Western Kenya: Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, and Trans-Nzoia. Set to run from July 2024 to June 2025 with…
Transforming Sanitation in Kwa Otieno Village and Empowering Communities: Peris Nyambura Kamotho’s Story
In Embakasi East sub-county, Kenya, Peris Nyambura Kamotho, a dedicated public health officer, is driving a significant transformation in water sanitation and hygiene. Her innovative approach, particularly through the Urban Community Led Total Sanitation (UCLTS) program, has empowered communities to address their sanitation needs effectively. One notable success story is that of Kwa Otieno village,…
Strengthening the Fight Against NTDs: Integrating WASH Strategies for Improved Health Outcomes
On August 6, 2024, EKA Hotel in Eldoret was the focal point of a crucial meeting organized by WASH Alliance Kenya (WAK) to review and validate findings from an extensive assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in Bungoma, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, and Vihiga counties. This gathering included key stakeholders such as representatives from…
WASH First in Schools: Protecting Children in Informal Settlements with Handwashing Stands, MHM Kits
Highlight: WASH First, a 15 months project funded by Simavi and implemented by WASH Alliance Kenya, installed 20 water tanks, 20 handwashing stands and distributed menstrual health management kits to 825 girls in 15 schools in Nairobi’s Korogocho and Mathare Valley informal settlements. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 was a…
National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP)
The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is developing the National Sanitation Management Policy. The policy intends to establish an enabling policy framework to ensure universal access to equitable and sustainable safely managed sanitation services across the service chain. The sanitation management policy will respond to the prevailing sanitation sector governance, management, regulatory, service…
Water Governance Support Program (WGSP)
Program Duration: 1st February 2021 to 31st November 2021 The Water Governance Programme is supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Kenya. The agency’s main aim is to reduce poverty in the world through the implementation of Sweden’s Policy for Global Development that aims to aims to ensure that people living in poverty and under…
WASH First Testimonials: Households in Mathare and Korogocho Informal Settlements
About WASH First WASH First is a fifteen months’ project funded by SIMAVI in which WASH Alliance Kenya supports COVID-19 response in two selected informal settlements in Nairobi — Korogocho and Mathare Valley Informal Settlements. Testimonials Josephine Adhiambo, a 42-year-old single mother of three, resides in Ngomongo village in Korogocho Informal Settlement. She is chronically…
Kajiado rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene project
The programme was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented in Kajiado and Mashuru districts of Kajiado County .The main objective of the five-year programme (2011 – 2015) was to ‘achieve increased sustainable access to and use of safe water and sanitation services, improve hygiene practices for women and marginalized groups’. The…
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC): Lobby, Advocacy and Coordination : 2013 – 2020
This was a 7 year project (2013-2020) in which Wash Alliance Kenya’s mandate was to lobby and advocate for prioritization of water, sanitation and hygiene(WASH) services to policy makers through policies, programmes and budget allocations . The policy makers in turn are held accountable for their achievements and commitments made in WASH. Achievements Influence the…
WAK Case Study – Covid-19 response impact on vulnerable persons in Kibra
Background WASH Alliance Kenya (WAK), through UNICEF funding and in collaboration with its partners, the MOH, Nairobi county, Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company and communities, implemented WASH intervention to minimize the transmission of COVID- 19 among the targeted population in informal settlements. Specifically, WAK supported COVID -19 response in selected informal settlements including Kibra, Mathare/…
World Toilet Day: Protecting Dignity Through Access To Sanitation
World Toilet Day annually celebrates access to toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. This year the theme remarks the importance of “Sustainable sanitation…
WASH Interventions in Informal Settlements Play Key Role against COVID-19
By Tobias Omufwoko | CEO WASH Alliance Kenya Nairobi City County continues to have room for improvement in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices and accessibility, with less than half of households in Nairobi City County observing handwashing. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014, only 39 percent of households in the capital…
A Handwashing Vessel Helps the Vulnerable Keep Covid-19 at Bay in Kibra
On a hot and humid July afternoon, Jacob Omondi, 67-year-old grandfather, sat in his one-roomed windowless mud-walled house deep in Kibera slum waiting for the other members of his family to come back from their daily jobs around the city. Omondi suffers from a backbone condition that has limited his mobility and confined him in…
Hand washing Stations boosts business for Welder in Githogoro Informal Settlement
Kennedy Ocholla, a father of two living in Githogoro informal settlements of Nairobi with his wife and children, says having a UNICEF-donated handwashing station next to his welding business has helped increase the number of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This handwashing station has helped not only me but my community at large, as you…
WAK Fights COVID-19 with Handwashing Stands and Water Tanks in Kibra
Maureen Adisa, a community volunteer in Kibera’s Soweto East area, says handwashing stands she managed next to a boda boda (motorcycle taxis) parking bay was helping hundreds of people passing by on their daily routine. “This handwashing stand has come at the right time when people really need to wash their hands and stay safe…
Community Health Workers play a Key role in ending Covid-19
Kenya’s community health strategy includes a CHW cadre, called community health volunteers (CHVs). The CHV programme began in the early 1970s when community-based health care projects in different parts of the country emerged. Community health workers are an important potential resource for encouraging hygiene behaviour change in high-burden, low-income communities. They provide essential community health…
Wash First
WASH First is a fifteen months’ project funded by SIMAVI in which WASH Alliance Kenya supports COVID-19 response in two selected informal settlements in Nairobi — Korogocho and Mathare Valley Informal Settlements. Activities Conduct targeted mass awareness creation (use of media, including electronic, print and social media) for behavior change in the community, schools and…
Sanitation For Universal Health Coverage (S4UHC)
This is an eight months’ project (October 2020 – May 2021) funded by UNICEF in which WASH Alliance Kenya is mobilizing communities to construct and use toilets, a shift from Open Defecation (OD) to Open Defecation Free(0DF) through Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). It is implemented in Marsabit County (Saku and Moyale sub-counties) and Kilifi County…
Covid-19 Emergency Response
This was a four months’ project (May – September 2020) funded by UNICEF in which WASH Alliance Kenya supported COVID-19 response in 4 selected informal settlements namely; Kibera, Mukuru, Githogoro and Mathare/Korogocho. Activities County Government engagement and support of coordination meetings through facilitation during meetings and funding of service delivery (loading and off-loading of supplies).…
Afya Jijini
Afya Jijini was a three-month (December 2020 – February 2021) project funded by USAID and PEPFAR. Under this project WASH Alliance Kenya supported COVID-19 response among communities, healthcare centers and households in four informal settlements around Nairobi – including Kibera, Korogocho, Mukuru Kwa Reuben and Mathare. Activities Distribution of water filters, aqua tabs and testing…