2024-11-30-accounts - Sharewater Foundation

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Annual Return 2024/2025

The Sharewater Foundation (CIO) is a UK-registered charity, registered with the Charity Commission, with registration number 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: Flat A, 465 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, London, SW184SL, United Kingdom. Shearwater Foundation is managed by its trustees, and trustees are recruited by the general interest of individuals who bring skills, knowledge and value to support the foundation’s 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 people 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 Situaton

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 WCounty water Audit, 2017). Breakdown of infrastructure components remains a major contributor to non-functionality 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 premises, 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 2024/25

Further Management of the current project (Ikathama water project), guaranteeing continued access to clean and safe water. Unfortunately, this year the system has been discontinued due to local dispute challenges. The locals have been using an alternative water source in the nearby village. The situation has not been resolved and will be looked at again in 2026.

Achievements & Challenges for Year 2023/24

The focus was laid on the maintenance and management of the Ikathima water project with limited downtime and continued access to clean, safe and drinking water.
The project has delivered more than 12.3 million litres of clean and safe drinking water to the community by the end of January 2024

Progress 2021/22

Pro ress 2022 23 12.558.970 L 1,648,087 KES Pro ress 2023 24 SUSTE 12,389,723 L 1,603,906 KES

- Progress 2018 2023 (August 4th, 2023)

- Progress 2023 2025 (27/08/2025)

The FundiFix system, monitored by the Susteq Platform, has been discontinued due to technical problems and ongoing management issues within the village. A long-lasting dispute over managing the distribution point has caused the discontinuation of the system. Earlier in 2025, the system was rehabilitated but not put to work. Village locals have been forced to seek an alternative water fetching point in nearby locations. Sharewater Foundation will look into the solutions again in 2026 with a more robust long-term strategy. So far, the system has proven to be a self-sustainable option for an enhanced circular economy.