It takes a village to make positive, lasting changes in the semi-arid region of southern Kenya. Water is Life Kenya (WILK) is no stranger to those challenges. For 17 years, we've gotten to know the proud Maasai people who live there and have listened to their struggles and concerns. From…
The drought is over, and it’s time for recovery and growth. In 2024, we aim to build up resilience and the adaptive capacity that's part of our human nature. Let's look at what we at Water is Life Kenya (WILK) have planned to help our Maasai friends in Kenya this…
In April and May, we sponsored the Restock & Restore Campaign to help those who'd lost everything in a 3-year-long drought. Now that it's rained in some areas of Kajiado County, we distributed cows and goats to families hit the hardest so they can start to build back their lives.…
We began our Hope for Widows program because widowed Kenyan women face immense odds due to disenfranchisement and gender inequality. We'd like to highlight one woman's success within her first year of participation.
On August 26, we presented goats and grants to women who completed training in the second round of our Hope for Widows program. We learned so much from the cohort groups, and the new groups will benefit from the boost that the grants will provide for their businesses. https://youtu.be/3oi__6XJYnI?feature=shared This…
On August 21st at Country House—a retirement community in Wilmington, DE—Charity, Michael, and their sons, Michael Jr. and Nathan gave an incredible presentation about a recent project they completed with us. Charity and Michael, who are both Kenyan, have been living and raising their family in Delaware for several decades.…
WILK team members (back row) with the first round of Hope for Widows participants as they receive their second round of grants last week.
Joined by members of the Lions Club, WILK co-founders Larasha and Joyce unveil the new borehole in Nooriro.
On June 23, we join the hundreds of other organizations around to the world acknowledge International Widows Day. Adopted by the UN in 2010, this day highlights the issues affecting widows around the world and what must be done to safeguard and advance their rights. Water is Life Kenya (WILK)…
Our projects aren’t far from Amboseli National Park, known by many as the “Home of the African Elephant.” Elephants affect nearly every aspect of life for the Maasai communities we serve. But this isn’t new—all across the region, the human-elephant conflict has been ongoing since the dawn of man. The…
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