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Water • Households buy water from water kiosks at prices 4 to 5 times higher than tariffs charged by Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company. • Dilapidated pipes cause wastage and expose water to contamination.
Progressive Realization Our rights-based approach seeks to focus on the obligation of state and non-state actors to:- • Respect • Protect and • Fulfill The Right to safe, affordable, adequate water and bio-sanitation services
Kenya’s New Constitution Promulgated on 27th August 2010 after over 20 years of concerted citizen advocacy • Article 43:- `Every Person has the right to……. • b) to accessible & adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation; • d) to clean and safe water in adequate quantities’
Excavation Process by the community Members Dome construction A complete Dome Construction of the Superstructure The Flame A complete Bio-Center Burning of Bio - Gas • Construction and Effective Use of Bio-Centres • Community Members and artisans constructing a bio-sanitation facility – one of the 40 such bio-centres in Nairobi
The front view of Gatwekera Tosha Bio-Centre Open Hall: Operating as a cafeteria CBO’s office and Rental offices Toilets and bathrooms
KEY INNOVATIONS • Community-led advocacy on the right to water and sanitation (alternative budgets, petitions, coalitions and international partnerships with agencies such as COHRE • Demonstrating construction governance in which communities take the lead in planning, designing, costing, procuring and constructing. • Using anaerobic technology that converts human waste into bio-gas and contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing carbon emissions. • Community members holding monthly review meetings and accountability sessions • Demonstrating successful partnerships among NGOs, local authority, water providers, international agencies, private sector and communities. • Enhancing community ownership through promoting shareholding in urban water and sanitation services to enable members earn dividends and improve local economic development
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