Cows are essential to Maasai culture, economy, and status. This is why Water is Life Kenya's (WILK) Livestock as a Business (LAB) program combines traditional livestock-raising techniques with modern business skills training to help Maasai herders get a better yield on their cattle. Let's take a look at what our…
In September, Water is Life Kenya Technical Engineering Committee (WILK-TEC) successfully upgraded and expanded the rainwater harvesting system at Enchakita Primary School. This marked the first phase of rehabilitation work for Enchakita, following a similar project completed by WILK-TEC at Imurtot Primary School. WILK-TEC is a group of skilled engineers…
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…
Our newest partnership is bringing water to the Inkisanjani community later this year! Let's learn more about St. Philip's Lutheran Church, the Inkisanjani water project, and the progress that's already been made. A view from Inkisanjani in Kajiado County, Kenya. Where it All Began Our relationship with St. Philip's Lutheran Church is…
Planning for Pasture is already off to a strong start. Our ambitious goal is to support grazing management efforts around Amboseli National Park. We're doing this by working with local Grazing Management Committees (GMCs) to conserve grasslands at a scale that will benefit individual farmers. Now that we've trained community…
It’s been a long time coming for the Olmoti community. Because of their hard work, Global Linkages Ambassadors have raised over $60,000 of the $100,000 goal in the past few months. Now, we’re at perhaps the most exciting part of the borehole process: Drilling in Olmoti! Let's go over some…
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…
After hard work and persistence, we're almost ready to hand a brand new borehole over to the Lositeti community.
There are both immediate and future repercussions from this overabundance of rain hitting Kenya.
Here, we'll discuss Stephanie McCrummen's article, the potential impact of having more Maasai in Kenya, and how our values align with those held by Maasai.
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