WHEELS. WATER.
AND WIDOWS.
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The Maasai say "Enkare Enkishui" which means "Water is Life"
Our Mission
Water is Life Kenya is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization 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.
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Our Method
Across each of our programs, our educational approach meets a few key criteria:
- Engage all the Senses. We encourage dynamic participation by bringing lessons to life and teaching important lessons in approachable ways.
- Respect the People. We respect the people, culture, and traditions of the Maasai while introducing new concepts for water, livestock, and business management.
- Raise up Women. In a male-dominated society, we empower women with the skills, confidence, and leadership needed to improve their lives.
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.
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Water is Life Kenya has taken us far as women. Even our minds are a bit different than before we meet WILK. If I can go to do farming now with knowledge that I got from WILK, it is a big change. If I go to the market to sell livestock, it is a big change that I can sell as the men sell. I can choose a good breed of cows like the men can choose. it is a big step to us as women.
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Priscilla Ene Shinina
Chairlady of Oloirien LAB Group
Since I learned how to keep livestock as a business from Water is Life Kenya I learned to control the drought. For example, I cut grass, bean crop residues, maize crop residues and collect acacia seed pods. Then I bought extra parts for my milling machine, which I only use for my cow feed, and mill them together and store it in bags in my home. During the drought season I have food for my cows.
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Joyce Nderu
Orgnosua LAB Member
The problem we had for years was dirtiness of water. Every now and again people were suffering with stomach aches. So many times we go to the river and the water was dirty due to sharing with cows and goats. But since the borehole was brought here, we have clean water that helps our children and helps the community, school, goats and cows. Now everyone is fetching clean water and we are living a paradise life.
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