Earlier this month, a team of engineers from Water is Life Kenya Technical Engineering Committee (WILK-TEC) traveled to Kenya to implement an upgraded rainwater collection system at Moyo Primary School. WILK-TEC member, Emily, and a teacher at Moyo Primary School working to remove the existing gutter infrastructure. WILK-TEC Assessing Moyo…
Last year, we learned about the Orarait community in Kajiado South. Their water situation was disastrous. The only local water point was a nearby stream, which is infested with liver flukes. People and their livestock have had serious health issues because of these parasites. Women trekked six hours daily to…
Last summer, WILK’s U.S. Director Aaron Lemma met Dr. Lou De Angelo, Superintendent of Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. After learning more about WILK, Dr. De Angelo asked, “How can we develop a meaningful program for students to engage with WILK’s mission in Kenya?” In response, we created…
WILK’s Hope for Widows Program (HFW) supports marginalized widows through community building, small business skills training, and grants of goats and cash. This is the fifth year we’re helping widows bloom in this program, which has now reached 190 women. We’re so proud of how hard the first four groups…
In 2024 and 2025, the Global Linkages travel community came together to raise $100,000 for a borehole in Olmoti, Kenya. To reach their goal, they decided to also encourage donations to plant trees in honor of their loved ones. The Global Linkages Legacy Garden was planted in August 2025, and…
Since 2011, WILK’s Livestock as a Business (LAB) Program has supported Maasai livestock farmers as they transition from cultural livestock keeping to running livestock businesses. A constant theme addressed in LAB trainings is managing the drought cycle. “Double LAB” will address this in an innovative way. This is what healthy…
This past September, Emily, Doug, Weldon, and Ryan, engineers from our very own WILK-TEC (Technical Engineering Committee), made the trip to Kenya. This trip focused on Phase 2 of the Inchakita Primary School Rainwater Harvesting System. A new building was outfitted with WILK-TEC’s custom-designed first-flush system, which keeps dirt and…
We’ve made Dr. Francis Tannian’s dream come true! After last year's fundraising efforts and much planning, WILK's new Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) has been going strong. Let's take a look at the results of the pilot over the last several months. WILK Co-Founder Joseph Larasha speaking at an early youth…
Our Livestock as a Business Program (LAB) is entering its fifteenth year! Near the end of 2025, we distributed loans to eleven total groups that were trained in this program, which elevates traditional Maasai livestock-keeping practices so that people earn more from their cows. Let's take a look at how…
Women in our fourth Hope for Widows cohort have been busy since receiving their training last summer. Let's take a look at how what they've learned has impacted their businesses and contributed to their success. Group 4 widows at a training session last summer. Group 4 Widows Update Since their…
