nalepo kanan st. philip's
A group of travelers from St. Philip's Lutheran Church with members of the WILK team and the Nalepo Kanan community in front of the new borehole.

New Well, New Name: Water Brings Hope to Nalepo Kanan

On July 21, we held the opening ceremony for a new borehole at Nalepo Kanan. Originally called Inkisanjani, the community changed the name to "Naleop Kanan," meanining “the Promised Land,” because of this gift of clean, accessible water. Our friends from St. Philip’s Lutheran Church from Wilmington, DE, sponsored the well…

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widows
Three groups of widows celebrating together at the Grants & Goats & Graduation Ceremony.

Celebrating Widows With Hope

We’ve entered the third year of our innovative Hope for Widows (HFW) Program. Begun in 2022, HFW came out of a response to help widowed Kenyan women who face immense odds due to disenfranchisement and gender inequality. Over the past two years, more than 100 women have been trained through…

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planning for pasture
WILK Co-Founder Joseph Larasha leading a GMC training session with the Namelok/Risa Inchakata area groups.

Planning for Pasture: Helping Maasai Avoid Livestock Loss During Drought

Through our Livestock as a Business (LAB) and Hope for Widows programs, we've developed highly successful curricula and teaching methods specifically adapted for Maasai communities. Now we're expanding that focus to include pasture conservation, which will prepare Maasai to withstand the devastating effects of prolonged drought. Let's look at how…

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Magis for Maji
Students at St. Joe's University, many from the Beautiful Social program, with our Outreach and Operations Manager Aaron at our Magis for Maji Walk on World Water Day.

Magis for Maji: SJU Students Supporting Kenyans

We're highlighting St. Joseph's University to show how students are helping our Maasai friends live better lives.

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wilk-tec
Our Water is Life Kenya team standing with our volunteer engineers and the Imurtot Primary School leaders. Imurtot has been the site of our engineering crew’s rainwater harvesting system.

Partnership Spotlight: WILK-TEC

After 7 years together, Engineers Without Borders Delaware will now be known as WILK-TEC, “TEC” standing for “Technical Engineering Committee.”

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Women from the new group in our Hope for Widows programs at the Goats and Grants ceremony.
Women from the new group in our Hope for Widows programs at the Goats and Grants ceremony.

Goats and Grants, Round 2

We learned so much from the cohort groups from our Hope for Widows Program, and the new groups will benefit from the boost that the grants will provide for their businesses.

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