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…
Since 2023, the Global Linkages travel community and Water is Life Kenya have been collaborating on a project to bring clean, reliable water access to the community of Olmoti, Kenya. Together, the GL travelers, the WILK Team, and the Olmoti Community celebrated the official Opening Ceremony of the project on…
On July 23rd, our new partners at Anderson Foundation visited Kenya to celebrate the opening ceremony at Kimana Girls’ Secondary School. Our videographer Juma was on the ground to capture the day. We hope you feel inspired watching this exclusive video of Anderson Foundation’s visit to Kenya! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLce-PnMz0w Click to watch the…
On July 21, we held the opening ceremony for a new borehole at Nalepo Kanan. Originally called Inkisanjani, the community changed the name to "Naleop Kanan," meanining “the Promised Land,” because of this gift of clean, accessible water. Our friends from St. Philip’s Lutheran Church from Wilmington, DE, sponsored the well…
This year, WILK has proudly partnered with Anderson Foundation to bring clean water to the Kimana Girls Secondary School. This foundation, which is the charitable arm of Zinpro Corporation, empowers girls through global initiatives. We’d like to tell you more about them, as well as the dire water situation in Kimana. All…
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…
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…
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…
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.
