Rotary District 9212 join hands with MaMa Doing Good for Nationwide WaSH Partnership
- Rotary District 9212 join hands with MaMa Doing Good for Nationwide WaSH Partnership
By Caroline Njiru and Eric Ombok
Rotary District 9212 join hands with MaMa Doing Good for Nationwide WaSH Partnership
Rotary International District 9212 and MaMa Doing Good have signed a partnership and collaboration agreement for the implementation of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) initiatives across the Republic of Kenya.
The partnership entails four key thematic areas. These are;
- Development and implementation activities aimed at improving the lives of differently abled children, and children in marginalized regions through the Adopt-A-School Integrated Project;
- Enhancement of environmental conservation education and awareness through school greening and community awareness programs;
- Joint response to common national, regional, and international issues pertaining to water resources and sanitation in schools; and
- Joint resource mobilization towards the Adopt–A–School Integrated Project
The collaboration is intended to be for a minimum period of five years. It may be extended based on need and mutual agreement by both parties, according to the Framework for Collaboration.
“ The parties will deploy their best endeavours to meet the terms of this Framework and envisaged initiatives,’’ according to the agreement.
Areas of collaboration include developing and implementing activities aimed at improving the lives of differently-abled children and children in marginalized regions through Adopt-A-School Integrated Project, enhancing environmental conservation education and awareness through school greening and community awareness programmes, joint response to common national, regional and international issues pertaining to water resources and sanitation in schools and joint resource mobilization towards the Adopt –A-School Integrated Project.
The projects are intended to bring to boost efforts to achieve a provision in the constitution of Kenya, which stipulates that every person in the country has the right to clean and safe water in adequate quantities and the right to reasonable standards of sanitation.
Kenya is a water-scarce country, meaning demand outstrips supply. About 59% of the population has access to safe drinking water, while 29% have access to improved sanitation facilities, according to UNICEF. In 2020, UNICEF certified 1,765 villages as open-defecation-free.
In Kenya, 9.9 million people drink directly from contaminated surface water sources and an estimated five million people practice open defecation. Only 25% have hand-washing facilities with soap and water at home. Global evidence shows that better water, sanitation, and hygiene could prevent the deaths of 297,000 children aged under five each year globally.
About MaMa Doing Good
MaMa Doing Good is the organization that implements the programs of the First Lady of Kenya, H.E. Mama Rachel Ruto. The Organization’s vision is an equitable society where every person lives a happy, fulfilled, and transformed life. Its Mission is to catalyze socio-economic transformation in communities through spirituality, collective agency, voice, and influence.
The Organisation runs various development programs structured around three strategic pillars namely; Women’s Economic Empowerment, Environment & Climate Action, and Faith Diplomacy. The programs are aligned with Government’s Strategy known as The Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), Vision 2030, Africa Union Agenda 2063, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MaMa Doing Good Organization is founded on its flagship program Joyful Women, launched in 2009.
Visit: mama.or.ke
About Rotary International District 9212
Rotary International District 9212 is a service organization comprised of Rotary clubs located in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Eritrea and is headed by a District Governor. Rotary International is a global network of 46,000 clubs with 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and like-minded problem-solvers who aim to create positive and lasting change in their communities and themselves.
Learn more www.rotary.org
