Volume 9 | July 2019
KIWASH Updates
Activity highlights from USAID's Kenya Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project
The Ivingoni Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Makueni County, led by their chairperson Catherine Nyaka, are taking steps to encourage community members in 20 villages to invest in improved and affordable sanitation products for adequate toilets. The 35-member   .................>
Leonard Ngoa owns a greenhouse at the heart of Makueni County. Despite recurring drought, he is able to run his agribusiness thanks to a reliable water source - the Masaku Water Supply Company. The enterprise is owned and operated by the Muange Masaku family and supported by USAID’s  ,   ... ....................>

Eunice Onyango from Lukusi village in Kakamega County learned the health benefits of using a latrine through a community forum. “All along, I believed that defecating in faraway bushes was safe especially because it was a normal occurrence in the village,” she said.  
The Ogallo Community Project is one of hundreds of small and rural community water projects constructed by Kenya’s 47 county governments to meet the country’s commitment of ensuring all citizens have access to water. While this should be viewed as a positive step in meeting the needs of its citizens, less emphasis  . ..................> 
For most of her 48 years, Agnes Daudi never enjoyed the luxury of owning a toilet. The mother of three is a tea and maize farmer in Nyamira County. She could not hide her happiness and satisfaction after constructing her first toilet. “I never had a toilet all this while and entirely depended   . ..................> 
USAID’s Kenya Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (KIWASH) Project works to improve the lives and health of one million Kenyans in nine counties. The five-year project (2015–2020) focuses on the development and management of sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.