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Water for Flomina Children’s Home

Children at Flomina Children’s Home
120 mExisting borehole depth
8 weeksPlanned delivery period
7 to 10 yearsExpected pump lifespan

The challenge

Flomina Children’s Home has already invested in a 120-metre borehole, solar panels, inverters, batteries, and water tanks. Without a working pump, the home cannot access the water beneath its own grounds.

The children’s home must instead buy costly water from private vendors. The quality is uncertain, household budgets are strained, and time that could go to study, rest, and play is spent securing water.

The solution

The project will install a 3 kW solar-compatible submersible pump and connect it to the home’s existing solar and water-storage infrastructure. The system will operate at near-zero recurring energy cost, with battery support during cloudy periods and evenings.

  • Install and commission the stainless-steel submersible pump.
  • Connect the pump to the existing solar array, batteries, and tanks.
  • Test the water through an independent laboratory.
  • Train three staff members in operation and routine maintenance.

Eight-week delivery plan

Week 1MobilisationConfirm funding and schedule the technician.
Week 2ProcurementOrder the pump and confirm equipment specifications.
Week 3Site preparationInspect the borehole head and existing solar system.
Week 4InstallationLower the pump, assemble the riser pipe, and run the cable.
Week 5Electrical and solarIntegrate the control box, solar array, and batteries.
Week 6DistributionConnect existing tanks and bring water to the taps.
Week 7TestingComplete laboratory, pressure, and flow-rate tests.
Week 8HandoverTrain staff and deliver the final project report.

Income and long-term impact

Reliable water can help the home earn up to KES 5,000 per day from affordable water sales to nearby households. It can also restart its car wash business, with projected income of KES 40,000 per week. A portion of this income will support maintenance and reduce dependence on donations.

About the publisher

Out of the Street Foundation is a Kenyan grassroots organisation working with street-connected children and vulnerable families. Its work includes street feeding, clothing drives, rehabilitation programmes, and practical pathways back to dignity, family, education, and self-sufficiency.