In the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru-Kenya, the need of involving women in roof catchment tank projects has been stressed especially the ability of women to play leading roles in planning and implementation. In ihe area covered by the Diocese women form more than 50% of the rural population. These women are the providers of water for domestic use, watering livestock and sometimes for -watering smail kitchen gardens. The main project that attracted women is the rain water harvesting from rooftops, stored in ferro cement tanks - 15,000 litres storage capacity. The Diocese earmarked women as the target group for this type of rain water harvesting since they are the key actors and it has been proved that sustainability of the project is possible since women have a sense of responsibility and ownership, the main ingrediems of a successful water project. Women in this area had well organized groups long before the Diocese initiated a water programme. The Diocese has been helping women groups widi "pushes" and strengthening their leadership capacity. Roof catchment demonstration tanks were constructed in parishes to entice women to change from masonry tanks to ferrocement tanks popularly known as "Wanvororo type:i. Wanvororo is one of the Parishes where roof catchment rain water harvesting has taken an exemplary roie having more than 51 women groups with an average of 20 members each. This paper underscores how involvement of women in roof catchment water harvesting can produce quick and tangible results.
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