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In response to the critical need for safe drinking water in the Maasai Mara, we developed the Lemek Hills Purified Water Facility in Mara North. With 260-meter borehole, solar pumping, purification and bottling, and distribution center, this program is a partnership with Global Water First.

 

Deep-well water is available free to families in the area from a tap out of the borehole. We also sell purified water in refillable 20-liter or larger bottles (no single-use plastics), at low cost to community members and at a competitive price to safari camps and businesses.

 

The water is sourced from the large aquiver at the foot of Lemek Hills in Mara North, then filtered through Reverse Osmosis (RO) and ultra-purification systems, and tested and certified by the Kenyan government for sale. RO removes the heavy fluoride salts often found in groundwater in this area. Access to groundwater also provides in times of year when water from rain harvesting is not sufficient.

 

Sales and delivery of Lemek Hills Purified Water will help sustain our other programs, including libraries and education, women's empowerment and micro-enterprises, and tree planting. This business also employs members of the local community.