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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
This is the story of how we’re bringing water to Lositeti.
In honor of World Day of Social Justice, let's take a look at how our focus on people has enabled us to continue supporting Maasai as they overcome life in the unforgiving, beautiful land they call home.
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 have planned to help our Maasai friends in Kenya this year.
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. Read more to learn about how much has improved just from this simple gift.
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.
