Kenyan Partners
Catholic Diocese of Nakuru
In spring 2006, Eawag and the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (CDN) launched a joint collaboration with the main objectives:
- to further develop and optimize a low-cost defluoridation method known as contact precipitation
- to investigate the removal processes for bone char defluoridation and contact precipitation
- to foster implementation and dissemination of apatite-based defluoridation treatment
The Water Programme of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (CDN)
was created in 1985. Today the Programme employs approximately 60
people and operates in several areas within Eastern Africa. Major
activities are: drilling of deep wells, construction of water schemes
and rainwater harvesting.
While working on the different water
projects it became apparent that high levels of fluoride in the raw
water lead to negative health impacts, commonly known as fluorosis. In
1998, a new section called CDN Water Quality (CDN WQ) was initiated as
part of the Water Programme that took over the challenge to find a way
to reduce fluoride levels in the water for safe human consumption.
CDN
WQ comprises four working groups dealing with the production of bone
char and calcium phosphate pellets, filter implementation, water quality testing and awareness
creation. Up to date, more than 50 community and 1,000 household filters for fluoride removal
have been implemented by CDN WQ in different parts of Kenya.
For further information, please contact info@cdnwaterquality.co.ke