Problem: Rivers, stagnant puddles, roadside streams... are sources of water which are not only sometimes up to 40km away from the nearest village, but also extraordinarily unsanitary and dangerous for consumption. However, they are often the only options families have for survival.
Solution: Collection tanks can harvest rainwater, and/or water pumps can bring up clean water. A water tank collector for one family costs an estimated 30- to 50,000 Kenyan Shillings.

Problem: Lack of proper human waste disposal systems force people to go out in the open or near where runoff can contaminate water sources, such as rivers.
Solution: Pit latrines can be constructed for numerous families and communities, which significantly decreases the risks of unsanitary conditions.

Problem: Animals use and contaminate water springs.
Solution: Build fences to protect the water springs, and water troughs for livestock.

Problem: Health clinics can be up to __ km away for some households, and mortality rates are distressingly high for birthing mothers and their babies.
Solution: Sirua Aulo Academy will host a large, eco-friendly maternity ward and health clinic, pending funding for building material, supplies, staff and labor.

Problem: Many students in Sirua Aulo Academy are orphans without proper homes or support. Sirua Aulo students and staff still need permanent places to learn and room to grow, as more and more parents want their children to attend this school. In addition, Sirua Aulo Academy strives to become a model, competitive school with contemporary structures.
Solution Build dormitories for students and staff, build primary and secondary classrooms, build science labs and computer labs (the first ever in the Transmara District! However, computers must be solar-powered or manually charged, as there is no electricity in this area).

Problem: The latest methods for surival techniques and enhancing quality of life, such as bio-intensive farming, dairy cow productivity, HIV/AIDS prevention, and the hazards of female genital mutilation, are not being taught effectively or efficiently to those who need to learn them. Illiterate adults have no place to learn how to read and children have no place to find books, if they could afford them anyway.
Solution: Build an adult education center on the campus of Sirua Aulo Academy, along with the district's first library!

Income-generating projects for youth groups and women groups

Problem: Lack of sustainable, reliable source of income
Solution: (ideas)
- Teach youth groups how to grow and sell mushrooms
- Give dairy cows to widows so that she can use the milk for her family and sell any excess for an income. Dairy cows are preferable because they can be fenced and the surrounding land can be freed up for other purposes, such as more land for biointensive farming.
- Train community members how to increase their food security and diversify their crop at the same time as maximizing a limited amount of space through bio-intensive farming methods. A bio-intensive farm on the Sirua Aulo Academy campus will not only become a place to train families, but also a food source for students and staff.
- Train micro-crediting and business strategies for youth groups and women groups who want to sell, for example, Maasai beadwork

Healthcare

Problem: Lack of understanding about health issues and cultural sensitivity to them
Solution: (ideas)
-Host educational forums on health issues (sensitization), such as sanitation, HIV awareness, effects of feminine genital mutation, genital hygiene topics (targeting students, youth, and general population)
- Homeopathic healthcare: volunteers such as trained nurses can hold open sessions where public can come for free treatment and medication
- Patient-based asssistance: Volunteers can work in the clinic registry and give inservices, or provide direct care at Sirual Aulo Academy's clinic (when it's ready)

Orphan Sponsorship

These children are still in need of sponsorship. It is $365 USD for one full year, which pays for the child's tuition, meals, uniform, school supplies, and, when the dormitories are complete (pending adequate funding), lodging. They are currently students at Sirua Aulo Academy, being taught and cared for in spite of their lack of sponsors.

1. Nathan Parnigo
2. Naeku Nkilasi
3. Leeyio Leboi
4. Tuyiai Meidiki
5. Lasoi Ketere
6. Jeremiah Pere
7. John Meitekini
8. Saitoti Oloiborala

Shopping and Gift Ideas

- Maasai beadwork: support local women's groups by purchasing beautiful intricate Maasai beadwork
- Purchase a tree to be planted on a Leina School campus and have it named after someone special
- Donate X amount for a classroom's brick to be named after someone special
- Donate X amount for a cow for a widow, a latrine, water collection system, school supplies (e.g., marker boards, desks, chairs, shelves...) to be named after you! Pictures will be provided for confirmation. Or, volunteer in-country and see for yourself!
- Print out certificates saying "Congratulations! A latrine (or cow or __) has been named after you in western Kenya! Visit www.NMWKenya.org/donation_pictures to see it."