Harvesting rainwater with rock catchments in Kenya

[@levelsender6394]

Real dvelopment! Im a brazilian water resources engineer and would like to send my congratulations! Good job! A very smart and effective solution! God bless you!

[@Beparepa]

Thank you Swiss people for helping. Truly amazing . your money that you invested into helping and healing this community will stretch further than we know. They have knowledge to help neibor tribes learn and start perculating water into there lands. This is the way to slow down global warming and catch carbon and will do so for a very long time. Bless you all.

[@kfl611]

And teaching the local people how to build the catchment systems and maintain them.

[@liammurphy2725]

I can only hope for more water retention schemes can be applied to more of the worlds hardest hit drought areas. There are so many areas that have already been rescued by a few logs and rocks and a bit of planting. Well done to all at CARITAS.

[@Drskopf]

They should imitate Mr Phiri system he was a genius from Zimbabwe who transformed a barren land into a forest and farm by observing the pattern rains used to leave after falling from the sky, it took him 30 years to developed different techniques for catching that rain water including planting trees, swales, 3feet ditches, ponds, rock barricades etc. Many different and sustainable solutions instead of only one system.

[@brooksanderson2599]

Drskopf: Yes! His techniques are desceribed in Brad Lancaster's book's books concerning drylands rainwater harvesting, See his website at: www.HarvestingRainwater.com

[@jjoepro]

fantastic achievements, great work ,inexpensive way to keep soil alive

[@joffrey.ph_]

It's so nice to see how grateful the people about this water catchments.

[@arvinds2193]

Great achievements ,keep up guys .

[@delavega7408]

I love Kenya Love from Iraq ❤🇮🇶✌🏻

[@sashamoore9691]

I live in AZ.. just harvest the flood/monsoon water, have a filtration system and use an aquiduct system to regenerate and distribute the water. I haven’t had to use any city water or system in 3 years. I love being off grid in the desert, even with my horses and livestock, just better planning and preservation of the water when it does come.

[@margaretjames1297]

Wow this is interesting. Is there a way I can get in touch with you, if thats okay?

[@geo6460]

How does that work, Sasha...?!

[@unicornbunny6190]

They should combine this WITH reforestation projects... will get better result n more sustainable.

[@RealJudyi]

Unicorn Bunny it old be nice but there is also places where they see the value of grazing cows above permaculture or reforestation. On step at a time I guess. From what I've read reforestation must take place in a land that is protected or bought first. This village seems like common grounds might be very hard to convince people, especially the men. Just to build this system they had the backing of many women which is fantastic.

[@gonnagetya1433]

Exactly what I was thinking as I was watching it. This is a start, but need to teach them the reason the water just washes away and is gone. Do more to harness and store the water and the area will become really productive.

[@henryyu4987]

Yes, they can re-collect the waste water to water the trees and their crops.

[@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212]

Totally, that and small scale regenerative farming.

[@violettaschmieder2096]

@@RealJudyi if theres more trees theres more gras too. Their roots hold wtaer like a sponge and it provides shade for the animals and mulch for the ground.

[@kasiryetonny8180]

Beautiful story. Each and every single life matters.

[@Beparepa]

Yes. Love Africans so much. Salt of the earth. When I'm able to I would go and donate time money do a project like this .I believe it spreads like wild fire .once you fill the land and aquifer it has pressure and will make springs far away. Then those places will grow and so on.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

That's great, but what if they returned the land to the quality of a living sponge and started spreading, slowing, and soaking water on contour so that the natural spring lines would start coming forth again? Put in perennial species to supplement them, and practice holistic grazing management. Incorporating trees and basins into this would help it go a lot further long term

[@paindude69]

Gday, check out an aussie called Peter Andrews, he details exactly how to do that.

[@leelindsay5618]

These people were not aware of the rock catchment, and now they are happy with it. Add rock swales and spill ways to slow the rain in the wet seasom and the water will help grasses start up.

[@shakaama]

Permaculture and water capturing from the air too?

[@brendatenorio5721]

Land restoration needed, deforestation halted, ecological degradation halted. Trees, grasses, shrubs, swales, berms, ditches, channels needed to restore landscape to hold water in the ground, moisten soil, different catchment designs. Tree plantings reduce heat, hold water, restores environment. Population

[@vivavasquez]

this is inspirational , thank you !

[@mariofigueroa1615]

God bless you, this is the right approach strength the communities, not given food is resolve their main issue

[@xezaldelal4081]

Hopefully it rains there often to supply enough water in the summer.

[@joffrey.ph_]

Wow! that was an amazing work.

[@josephthistle7026]

Keep it up

[@RyanScottForReal]

That's great can you please build some simple catchments to recharge the groundwater? It's not hard. It's not even as hard as building the system you built.

[@margaretjames1297]

Hello Ryan. I am really interested in water catchments, but the knowledge is bit of a challenge. Would be okay getting in touch with?

[@tahanlaoboy]

nicely done

[@b_uppy]

Those big containers look expensive. Zephaniah Phiri's techniques would be be a better use of resources.

[@xyzsame4081]

The men parade around the livestock which is their pride - the women do all the hard work ;), this means that it will be hard to catch and preserve the rain that falls on _soil_. It is good that they catch what fall on the rock in tanks for drinking water, but if the also would cover the ground, and plant trees it would reduce evaporation, and in the shade they could grow food. But what would happen in that (highly partriarchal) society is that the males just would get more livestock, eating up whatever progress the womenfolks made.

[@abcd3088]

Good job nice video

[@nickauclair1477]

Bravo

[@andresignaciofernandez5251]

What about the impact on the wider ecology? Other plants and animals are deprived from this rainwater, or do they use it to irritage the area?

[@henryyu4987]

Its a low ecological impact solution. The water used by the people still goes back to the soil. They dont live in a concrete jungle.

[@FarmerBenny]

Awesome!

[@denismwiti]

this is beautiful

[@rodney73991]

i like water rolling device. may try barrow that take water pond to water garden.

[@stuzaza]

Safi Kabisa!!

[@carmengloriamugaastudillo1265]

REFORESTAR REFORESTAR árboles nativos para que VUELVA el ciclo de vida. Los árboles regulan la temperatura en la corteza TERRESTRE. Resguardan las NAPAS SUBTERRÁNEAS. DÓNDE hay árboles hay agua. No existiría el cambio climático. No existiría el calentamiento global. PRIORIDAD para todos los países del mundo.

[@maxonion7604]

Harvesting water is not good enough, but plant more trees please

[@pinkelephants1421]

Women formed the foundation of the success of these projects. If the Foundation then approached the women again & helped them to develop a permaculture design for the use of all the communities in the area, there'd be more water, healthier livestock & increased incomes. It might not be as difficult as it might seem to get the people of the area to cooperate given that they've seen how successful the 1st projects were.

[@xyzsame4081]

The males control and own the lifestock (the wealth) and females have little say in that society (Massai) - and do all the hard work. The men herd the cattle, move around and look good.The females could start greening up the area, planting lots of trees, building modest water retention structures (half crescents of stones in one layer can make a difference if there is not much slope to increase infiltration, or small dug out ponds) and start to mulch certain areas, they would see some improvement. They even had to convince them to get the catchment of water from the area that was covered by rock - and that was with a charity likely financing most or all of it. Plus growing seedlings and planting trees. But if the females would improve the water and vegetation situation the males would just have larger herds, even if that is an unproductive way to use the investment (in labor) of the females. This is about male status. The men probably would not be too keen to let the women have their gardens and sell stuff. I also do not know about the logistics of that because the land is so dry is is not densely populated, it is not like they could sell at a farmers market of a nearby town, and there is not much traffic to and from the centers. They sure could produce more for their own consumption, and also chickens and goats to eat. But it would be always under threat of the male pride project - having as many cows as possible.

[@pinkelephants1421]

@@xyzsame4081 All excellent points. I had in mind results of what happened elsewhere in Africa when women were either given a 🐄 or 🐐🐐 or had access to micro-finance loans. Measure of independence and ability to send kids to school, ditch kerosene for lighting and cooking etc. Always wonderful to hear other people's points of view and knowledge. ☺

[@lrein077]

Water is the source of life and the western world has the technology & "know how" to assist the people of Africa and other places with similar situations.

[@brooksanderson2599]

Irein077: Yes! You can find information about rainwater harvesting in Brad Lancaster´s books Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Vols. 1 and 2 find Brad Lancaster Rainwater Harvesting on the Internet, KZbin videos and at Amazon Books. He has been to Afr7ica and learned about the subject from an African Mr. Phiri Maseko. I have a Spanish language rainwater harvesting website www.ciclicoahuila.com in Mexico.

[@mrssmith7868]

And those in the West should feel ashamed that they are using clean potable water to flush toilets.

[@paindude69]

@@mrssmith7868 No they should not. The people of Africa have created the problems, not people in the "west". The solutions are simple and cheap. The Africans just need to think and use their minds (as I know they can) to solve their issues.

[@fredfredrickson8892]

Capture the rainwater on the soil

[@mrbossamo]

More trees more water ....

[@AdrianHepburn-vz9yr]

Teaching Permaculture us the way forward here.

[@quymaitv7755]

Châu phi đất rộng khô hạn nhỉ thiệu nước ,dân phải cải tạo văn minh lên mới thoat ngeo khổ được

[@solivo57]

Vallerani systems search ,

[@bookcadenb4584]

With all the Billionaires in the World those Villagers shouldn't have to pay a dime for that water. It's high time we start making those ultra rich give back to the people they took all the money from.

[@akashshukla7]

I could feel Lenin twitch in his grave...

[@charlesking7331]

I think so too, Where is Mr. Bill Gate phantom charity organization that does not really exist in Africa. This will not cost much to provide multiple bore wholes that will sustain these people for a longest period of time. Where is the so called men of God and the Kenya government? Where is Kenya celebrities who love to show off material things? This is 21st century and Kenyan government remain in Nairobi talking rubbish. If not that President Uhuru Kenyatta is a drunkard he could have set up fund raising campaign to help these people which will attract the whole world to donate immensely to alleviate the struggling of these people. I have something to give them but somebody have to start the campaign fund from the so called Kenya nation. I am not from Kenya.

[@Elliott_R]

@@charlesking7331 Bill Gates is eager to send his toxic vaccinations to Africa for his population reduction program I hope China stays out of this because they will help you help them to built infrastructure donate it and sign agreement papers and a few other documents that states by signing these documents China is officially the new rightful owner of the land by law and you end up with nothing

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Blaming *billionaires* is the peak of stupidity. Even famous Bill started in home garage. Why Africans are NOT able to repeat his success? Not enough freedom...plus islam is terrible religion.

[@coltc5360]

Saving 11 hours a day to obtain higher quality water is well worth the minuscule maintenance costs. There is no such thing as a free lunch, someone has to pay for it and the people who benefit from the project are the most logical choice. Commies pick out the strangest things to get upset about. Check out how Exxon Mobil saved millions of people in Africa from malaria by giving them mosquito nets to sleep under, while also paying for treatment and healthcare training over the last 20 years. What a bunch of evil sons of bitches, amiright!?

[@harrisonmarira2062]

Our governments just blow big money with little results. This is fairly cheap n sustainable

[@africaeyesandears]

Caritas you are making erroneous assumptions. Please educate yourself regarding what you think is overgraizing. Please look for Alan Savory.

[@mikeaskme3530]

I am happy for these people, but i cannot help but think how did their ancestors survive i am sure they had this knowledge and it has been lost. Gives new meaning to the word Sankofa: Meaning of the Sankofa bird. The concept of “Sankofa” is derived from King Adinkera of the Akan people of West Africa. “Sankofa” is expressed in the Akan language as “se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki.” Literally translated, this means “it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot”. We today in the modern world all to often consider those who lived thousands of years ago primitive, but i honestly believe this could not be furthest away from the truth, if they were so primitive they would not have survived and we would not be here today. SANKOFA people SANKOFA !!!!

[@fitrianhidayat]

Try searching Allan savory Ted talk in KZbin. Overgrazing problem isn't because there are too many animals, it's because they managed it wrongly

[@Fireatank]

Just realized something ... Where is Greta Thurnberg???? I didn't see her walking over mountains to fetch water??? Or to reclaim her "stolen" childhood. Why do people listen to her shit opinions??? See the people in this village and what hardship is??? They work hard to survive in some of the most remote and inhospitable areas. One comment mention planting more trees... a good suggestion... they need the help of an Agroecologist to teach them the way. Respect. The huts they live in, and the conditions they endure, makes one feel ashamed for whining about inconsequential and material things.

[@Atnstv0074]

Little by little! They should use permaculture way of farming and turn this vast land into a food forest.

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

Rotate grazing.

[@janosik150]

I had a farm and all we needed is 2 cows for milk for dacades....they have like hundred each and they have nothing...here is the problem too many cows per person... And why the hell do you have children if you have nothing to eat....and how the hell you have nothing to eat with so many animals...

[@irenedavo3768]

Day that Fallows please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@janosik150]

@@irenedavo3768 sure sent me a link..of something specific...

[@Piterdeveirs333]

You do know this video was about people not having enough water and not about them not having enough food, right?

[@xyzsame4081]

You had your farm in an region that was not arid (have you LOOKED at the weight of those cows ?) And it is hard for the females to prevent becoming pregnant, when they have no access to birth control and could not afford it. Never mind the cultural pressures (the same in every poor agricultural society INCLUDING the U.S. and Europe only 70 - 100 years ago). Condomes were around already, but only the pill reduced the number of children per woman.

[@janosik150]

@@xyzsame4081 you don't understand....I had and needed to survive only two cows....you really don't need more...

[@mariavaldes6649]

ESPAÑOL !!!!!!😤😤😤😤

[@Drskopf]

Hay que aprender inglés entonces, busque en KZbin o Google a un señor llamado Mr Phiri de Zimbabue, el creo un bosque y una granja en medio de un terreno desolado desértico que era su casa, a punta de observación de como se comportaba las lluvias, capturó toda esa agua haciendo que se filtrara a la tierra llenando los pozos subterráneos y sembrando un montón de árboles que filtraban el agua a las tierra y a la misma vez hacían subir el agua de dentro de la tierra cuando querían consumirla. El viejo era un genio pero que las medios masivos nunca lo van a popularizar por qué el sistema mundial te quiere ver pobre y destruido para vender insumos y tecnología no soluciones gratis ni baratas.. suerte que tuvimos que hubieron quienes los escucharon como un señor de nuevo México quién es él que se ah encargado de divulgar sus enseñanzas.

[@fieldagent59isintheforest32]

did he say that after the women help build it, they have to charge the villagers some money for the water they take each day.......to help pay for the maintenance of the system.......... I have to believe that the government can cover that expense.....

[@Joe-sn6ir]

oh. the government is the answer? you are either very young or very stupid.