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An overview of the Bonde community
Bonde is a small village in Kenya, Trans-Nzoia County, Trans-Nzoia East Sub-County, Cherangany Constituency, Cherangany-Suwerwa Ward, Suwerwa Location, Kapterit Sub-Location. The specific community that DSIK has chosen to start working with has an estimated population of about twenty thousand (20,000) people.
The community is characterized by many people living on small pieces of land.
The community´s bigger percentage of people live in absolute poverty surviving on less than a dollar a day.
Social life
The community is characterized by large families with an average of six children per family. The community despite having different ethnicities, live together peacefully. They share resources such as water, which most walk for over 3km for water from the seasonal river.
Education
Kapterit sub-location has two public primary schools (Bonde Primary School and a Huruma primary school) and one secondary school (Friends Secondary School Bonde). About 10% of school-going age are not in school and about 5% don’t proceed to secondary after completing primary education.
Access to Health
Kapterit sub-location doesn’t have any health facility. The locals travel to neighboring sub-locations to get medical services.
Water situation
The community gets water from local streams for all purposes. The water is not clean nor safe for drinking but they use it anyway. They often end up sharing the water with animals.
