Because of the 3-year-long drought in Kenya, we paused our Livestock and a Business (LAB) program last year. However, since parts of Kajiado County received rain earlier this year and more rains are expected, we've restarted training three new groups of livestock farmers this summer and fall. This blog will…
We're thrilled to announce a new phase of our partnership with Engineers Without Borders Delaware Professional Chapter (EWB). After 7 years together, the volunteer engineers decided they wanted to work exclusively in Kenya with Water is Life Kenya. EWB will now be known as WILK-TEC, “TEC” standing for “Technical Engineering…
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.…
Cows at Empalakai can drink from the trough at the borehole that was completed earlier this year.
WILK team members (back row) with the first round of Hope for Widows participants as they receive their second round of grants last week.
We're well underway with the community borehole project in Lositeti, and experience tells us that we can expect to see great things from a community that will finally have a reliable, clean water source. But establishing a deep well takes a committed "village" in Kenya—and a strong community of support…
Our summer newsletter is hot off the press! Today, we're going to share some of the highlights in case you missed it. A man carries home the food he received at the Nooriro Borehole Opening Ceremony. Sharing Our Loss Dorcas Mutero went where few of her peers went. She came…
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)…
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