Fundraising Goal: $250,000
WILK's 2024 Year-End Campaign for Hope & Transformation
You can help us reach more Kenyans than ever before in 2025 by making your most generous year-end gift.
Clean Water
We bring sustainable clean water systems to rurual communities.
Income Generation
We train & finance traditional livestock farmers in best- practice methods.
Women's Empowerment
We empower women with clean water and entrepreneurship training.
Our vision is to develop and enhance a thriving ecosystem in Kenya, integrating its unique collection of ethnicities, nature, and wildlife riches.
Our Mission
We're Helping Kenyans Bloom Through Love & Water
Water is Life Kenya is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to spark personal, economic, and community development in marginalized communities in Kenya, according to existing customs and culture. We do this by providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, empowering women, and equipping people to develop income through improved resource management.
Learn more about WILK by reading our Founding Story >
Our Transformative Programs
WASH Projects
Since 2007, we've brought clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to 100,000 Maasai people in southern Kenya.
Livestock as a Business
This 4-year training and loan program helps Maasai livestock farmers run successful, profitable businesses.
Hope for Widows
Hope for Widows restores dignity by equipping women with business skills and giving grants of goats and cash.
Planning for Pasture
Began in 2024, Planning for Pasture is transforming how grazing management is organized in the Amboseli ecosystem.
Our Values
Hope Through Local Empowerment
Water is Life Kenya drives sustainable change by empowering Maasai communities through hands-on learning. We don't just provide resources—we teach communities how to manage water, livestock, and businesses for long-term success.
Our Trainings:
Encourage Dynamic community participation.
Respect the long, rich history of Maasai culture while introducing new concepts.
Empower women as leaders and entrepreneurs in a male-dominated society.
Water is Just the Beginning
Watch the video below to see the Oleopolos Community Borehole, established in 2012. For over a decade, this life-changing project has provided clean, reliable water to the surrounding community, improving livelihoods and supporting sustainable development.
