SIMOO
Nonprofit Community-Based Development Organization
FOOD SECURITY
Water Projects and Sanitation
Provision of clean and reliable water for human and animal consumption has been SIMOO’s priority since its inception. In order to complete their every day chores Maasai women walk for up to 10 miles a day and carry a 20 liter jerrican at water holes.
The goal target of 10 wells is half-way realized. Three wells are completely developed and two more are shceduled for drilling. These wells rpovide potable water for a community of approximately 5,000 Maasai.
Olosho-Oibor Water Project - completed
Ilng’arooj Water Project - completed
Olmeroi Water Project - completed
Naironde and Ereteti Water Projects – The survey for these two water projects was successfully completed in July 2007. Ereteti project is scheduled for drilling in 2008.
10 water pans (earth dams) have been achieved. The dams hold seasonal runoff which provides sufficient water for livestock thus reducing the walking distance to the water points.
Over 300 plastic cisterns have been provided to families to collect rain water from roof tops.
Dry land Agriculture
The Maasai are pastoralists who largely rely on livestock and their produce for food. However, due to the loss of land from the effects of climate change, land grabbing and encroachment, pastoralism is no longer tenable. Securing food for the community has been compromised, necessitating them to diversify their livelihoods.
The land has been fenced into 50 one-acre farms with chain link. Each farm designates a section to grow crops such as corn, beans and sorghum. These crops supplement the livestock which in turn product milk and meat, the traditional staple food for the Maasai. Another section is used to grown and harvest grass for feeding the animals during the dry season.
