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Assuring Rural Access to Water Treatment Products in Kenya’s Coast Province Results and Lessons Learned

Kenya, located in eastern Africa, has a population of 38.5 million 1 and ranks 147th out of 182 countries in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), 2009. Such a ranking is indicative of Kenya’slow per capita income, lower educational levels and the population’s relatively short life expectancy. Kenya’s economy is predominantly agricultural, with 59 percent of the population living in rural areas.2

1 UNDP. 2009. Human Development Report Kenya. http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_KEN.html. (accessed June 1, 2010) areas.

2 UNEP Globalis. 2005. Indicator: Urban Population 2005. http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator.cfm?IndicatorID=30. (accessed June 1, 2010)