I am Gladys Akinyi, an assistant hydrogeologist at The Water Project’s Regional Service Hub in Western Kenya. After high school, I studied geoscience, and today my work is to help find water for communities that do not have it. I want to begin by speaking to the young girls who dream of a career like […]

My name is Susan Mueni Kamole, and I currently work as a Water Quality Assurance and Control Officer at The Water Project in Western Kenya. My professional journey has been one of determination, resilience, and a passion for science. Looking back, I can confidently say that every challenge I faced helped shape the person and […]

Arriving at the School On Thursday, May 28th, 2026, I arrived at the office early in the morning, prepared my tools for fieldwork, and left in our car headed to Lukokhko Primary School in Malava, Kenya. It took me around one and a half hours to reach the school. On arrival, I found a school […]

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The TV hospital story in this blog is purely fictional, but the story set in Sierra Leone is 100% real. Learn more about the health centers mentioned in the story by clicking the links below. Pepel Health Center: https://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/sierra-leone/well-rehabilitation-wash-project-590055 Shivakala Health Center: https://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/kenya/new-borehole-wash-project-410179/ ACT FOUR: When the Water Returns, So Does the Work […]

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The TV hospital story in this blog is purely fictional, but the story set in Sierra Leone is 100% real. Learn more about the health centers mentioned in the story by clicking the links below. Pepel Health Center: https://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/sierra-leone/well-rehabilitation-wash-project-590055 Shivakala Health Center: https://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/kenya/new-borehole-wash-project-410179/ ACT TWO: The Decisions Nobody Should Have to Make INTERIOR […]

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The TV hospital story in this blog is purely fictional, but the story set in Sierra Leone is 100% real. Learn more about the health center mentioned in the story by clicking the link below. Pepel Health Center: https://thewaterproject.org/community/projects/sierra-leone/well-rehabilitation-wash-project-590055 FADE IN. INTERIOR – GLEAMING HOSPITAL — DAWN A camera sweeps down a polished […]

Bernedetta Mwikali calls her tomato patch a source of pride. She says it plainly, the way someone uses a word they had to wait a long time to say honestly. In Kilela, until clean water arrived, the things she might have been proud of (like a strong harvest, a well-fed family, or a stall at […]

My visit to Southeastern Kenya was one of a kind. This was my second time visiting the southeast, and things looked so different. The first time I visited the communities there, it was dry and dusty. Community members were fetching water from scoop holes, some carrying water with carts and bicycles, and others on their […]

Earlier this month, The Water Project joined the Millennium Water Alliance and over 200 WASH professionals for a virtual learning event called “Tools, Trade-Offs, and Takeaways: Exploring Practical Applications of AI for Water Security.” The session brought together practitioners, technologists, and researchers to explore a question that’s becoming harder to ignore: where does AI actually […]

I arrived at Likindu Health Center in the late morning, after the rush. The waiting area was still full. Women on the benches, a few men, children leaning against their mothers. Five hundred and sixty-six patients pass through this facility on an average day. That number means nothing until you sit in the room with […]