Introduction of handicraft groups
The introduction of handicraft groups in Bonde has been an overwhelming success. Our CEO, Maurine started 4 weeks ago with groups of women to teach them crocheting, knitting, and beadwork. Currently, she has 18 groups with 10 members each. Every week, more groups are starting up.
The people of the groups are living in the same neighbourhood. So the people do not need to walk a long distance to attend the handicraft activity.
In this short time, the purpose of the handicraft groups is widening. Every participant saves 100 Kenyan Shillings each time the group meets. For that purpose, KCB bank came with 5 people to open a group account for every group.. But everyone saves in that account in their name.
For most people, their first bank account. Also first time, they learn about the possibility of letting their money grows, and they set a goal to use that money in the future.
Basic business principles, such as price setting, identifying the most in-demand products in the market, and organizing to bring their products to the local market, are learned and will be put into practice.
First steps to install boreholes
The first steps are being taken to install boreholes and bring water to the houses in Bonde within a few years.
A hydrogeological study took place at one location and shows that we have to drill 120 meters deep and will be able to pump up 4,000 litres of water an hour. That means 20 litres per person per day for the people of Bonde in the area of the borehole.
To cover the entire community, it means we need 8 boreholes. These are all located near concentrations of houses.
Now we are defining the 8 locations and will organise hydrogeological studies. Maybe some places do not have enough water, while others have more, as our first studied location.
A lot more steps are necessary to come up with the best plan.
