## **Annual Return 2022/2023** 

**The  Sharewater  Foundation  (CIO)** ,  is  a  UK  registered  charity,  registered  with  the  Charity  Commission,  with registration/charity no. 1176367 and following aims & activities: Improvement of water supplies, sanitation and advice on related health matters through the implementation of water projects, through the installation of water pumps, hand pumps, and any other water intervention as well as through education at site of the local communities. Sharewater Foundation has its head office located in the United Kingdom, at the address: 272 Cambridge Heath Road, No. 15, E2 9DA London. Shearwater Foundation  is  managed  by  its  trustees  and  trustees  are  recruited  by  general  interest  of  individuals  who  bring  skills, knowledge and value to support the foundations purpose. 

## _**General Objectives**_ 

Improvement of water supplies, sanitation and advice on related health matters and to educate the public concerning the nature, causes and effects of such poverty and suffering benefits the public tremendously by saving individuals from water related diseases with more than 844 million without access to clean and safe water worldwide. Our organisation’s purpose benefits the public by ensuring that people have adequate access to water and sanitation, a human right according to UN Resolution 64/292. In addition, our organisation’s purpose supports achieving Goal 6 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: ‘Ensure access to water and sanitation for all’. 

## **Analysis of the Situation** 

Globally, 844 million people lack access to a basic water service and consequently spend more than 30 minutes on water collection per 



round trip between source and their premises. Close to two-thirds of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and most live in rural areas (WHO/UNICEF, 2017). In Kenya it is estimated that 1 in 2 people living in rural areas lack access to basic water services and further, a third of the rural population in Kenya relies on surface water for drinking water needs with serious implications on health, collection time and therefore productivity (WHO/UNICEF, 2017). Among other factors, lack of services and high non-functionality of rural water supplies stand to erode gains made in terms of increasing rural water access. Studies in sub-Saharan Africa have shown that roughly a third of all water points are not working at any given time (Harvey & Reed, 2004). A recently completed water mapping/audit in Kitui County further echoes this, with 61% of all water sources mapped found to be functional while the remainder 39% were partly or not functioning at all (Kitui county water audit, 2017) . Breakdown of infrastructure components remains a major contributor of nonfunctionality in addition to other causes such as design defects, poor quality of installations and source inadequacy. With women and girls responsible for water collection in 80% of the households where water is collected off the premise, improving functionality, optimising performance of installed infrastructure and increasing service coverage would have far-reaching implications on the lives of women and children. 

## **Goals for the Calendar Year 2022/23** 

- ●Further Management of the current project (Ikathama water project) guaranteeing continued access to clean and safe water 

## **Achievements & Challenges for Year 2022/23** 

- ●The focus was laid out on the maintenance and management of the Ikathima water project with limited downtime and continued access to clean safe and drinking water. 

- ●So far, the project has delivered more than 12 million litres clean and safe drinking water provided to the community by end of July 2023 


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## **Progress 2022/23** 


**- Progress 2018 2023 (August 4th, 2023)**