Giving back to local communities has been a commitment of Davis & Shirtliff since its founding in 1946...
Recognizing that education is a pathway out of poverty, the Davis & Shirtliff Improving Lives Initiative has partnered with The Rotary District 9212 to combat the threat of COVID-19 in 40 Kenyan public schools.
Ushirika Children’s center is located in Kibera and has 615 pupils in both their primary and secondary schools.The school had no running water and the pupils had to bring some from home in jerricans for their use, which impacts the levels of sanitation in the premises.
In 1962, one year pre-independence, Davis and Shirtliff installed a diesel propelled water pump at the Tabuga community borehole. In those days, the borehole was owned by a white settler who later sold the piece of land, in 1978, to the community.
St. Lucy’s School for the visually impaired in Meru County - was established in 1961 by the Catholic Church. It is now a public school with an enrollment of over 300 pupils in Primary School and another 140 pupils in the secondary school. The school’s water source has been a nearby river as well as rain water.
Rwanda has fertile soils, and a precipitous, humid climate, making it an ideal location for farming activities. Despite this fact, the eastern and southern provinces are heavily affected by extensive dry periods.
For Sam Anyembe, D&S Head Office staffer, some of his fondest memories of home were when his mother would send him to the stream about 300m away to fetch water in two 100 liter drums. It was all fun and games for him and his siblings but as they grew older, the realization that they lacked access to a convenient and clean source of water sunk in.