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Safaricom Foundation donates towards water projects and flood victims

Safaricom Foundation has donated Kshs75 million towards water projects in Arid and Semi Arid areas under the Maji na Uhai initiative being implemented by Kenya Red Cross Society and Action Aid.

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010....Safaricom Foundation has donated Kshs75 million towards water projects in Arid and Semi Arid areas under the Maji na Uhai initiative being implemented by Kenya Red Cross Society and Action Aid.

Safaricom Foundation Chairman Mr. Les Baillie said the funds will be spread among several projects across the country for a period of three years, and will go a long way in improving access to safe and clean water within the selected areas.

Areas identified to benefit from the donation include Mombasa, Kibwezi, Nyeri East, Wajir, Machakos, Transmara, Makueni and Garbatulla.

At the same event, the Safaricom Foundation and the Vodafone Group Foundations donated an extra 50,000 Sterling Pounds towards recovery efforts of communities affected by floods caused by the just ended long rains.

The floods left an estimated 89 people dead, 11,500 households displaced, 69,034 people displaced and over 130,244 people affected countrywide.

The funds will go towards rehabilitating water and sanitation infrastructure that was destroyed by the floods, exposing the populations to water-borne diseases and related threats.

It will also target small scale farmers in efforts to help them access farm inputs to tame a likely food shortage that would affect close to 2 million people.

Receiving the funds on behalf of the Kenya Red Cross Society was Secretary General Abbas Gullet who called on more corporate organizations and individuals to donate towards alleviating suffering among the affected communities.

.It is our hope that more organizations will come up to assist the affected communities especially in the provision of health services and boost supply logistics,. said Gullet.

Safaricom Foundation currently funds a range of projects in the water sector mostly targeted towards communities in the Arid and Semi Arid areas. The foundation also funds a cross section of sectors in health, education, arts and culture aimed at improving the living standards of communities.

Les Baillie said Safaricom Foundation would continue working with organizations and individuals keen on projects that have a positive impact on the lives of ordinary Kenyans.

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