What Happens When the Rain Won’t Stop Falling
There are both immediate and future repercussions from this overabundance of rain hitting Kenya.
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May 8, 2024
A Maasai woman walks with her goats in Kenya.
From Home to Homeless: Displaced Maasai in Crisis
Last week, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephanie McCrummen published a story in The Atlantic about the current land problems Maasai face in Tanzania. The details of her investigation are, at the very least, troubling, and her work has brought further awareness of land grabs in Tanzania and Kenya that Maasai have…
April 23, 2024
Field officer Nelson Tinayo at the Olasiti Community Meeting.
How to Affect Lasting Changes: People-Centered Work in Kenya
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…
February 20, 2024
Larasha, Lorna, David, Samy, and Jessica meeting in Kenya.
Partnership Announcement: Global Linkages
WILK Co-Founder Joseph Larasha, Global Linkages Principal Lorna K. Johnson, David, Samy Twarari of Olmoti, and Jessica meet in Kenya last October.
January 29, 2024
A women livestock farmer groups meets after a training session in fall 2023.
The Year Ahead: WILK’s Goals for 2024
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…
January 17, 2024
The hydrogeological team evaluates a possible location for a borehole in Lositeti.
How Much Does a Borehole Cost in Kenya?
We get asked a lot: "How much does a borehole cost in Kenya? I've heard drilling is only $10,000." It's a common misconception, and one we hope to answer in this blog post. By the end, you'll understand the true cost of a water project in Kenya, the steps we…
January 10, 2024
A Maasai woman leads her cow home from the market.
Cows and Goats: Gifts of Hope
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.…
December 19, 2023
Hope for Widows Spotlight: One Woman’s Journey as a Businesswoman
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.
November 16, 2023
Livestock as a Business: Fall 2023 Update
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…
October 25, 2023
Women from the new group in our Hope for Widows programs at the Goats and Grants ceremony.
Goats and Grants, Round 2
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…
September 18, 2023
