Completed Projects | The Water Project

Meet Abigail: Clean Water Equals Hope

Meet Abigail. A young girl from Kenya, now 18 years old, who had lost hope of pursuing her dreams until she had access to clean water.

Abigail was only 16 years old when she joined Igunga Girl’s Secondary School. She had come from a school in the neighboring county which did not have any source of reliable, clean water. “It was tough for me and other girls. We walked long distances in search of water hence we did not have time for studies. This killed my morale to pursue my goals and dreams.” (more…)

09.21.2015 Completed Projects, From the Field, Kenya

Fox Valley Church Walk for Water

Fox Valley Church of Christ in Wisconsin has been fundraising for The Water Project for years and has helped fund 3 water projects! They host a Walk for Water which is always a huge success!

“We fundraise because we believe that all life is precious. No one can have life without water.We fund raise because if we claim to be Christian, then we must embrace the responsibility to help those that we can. Please join us in bringing water…bringing life. ”

Because of their support, Mahiakalo Primary School will soon have a rainwater harvesting tank and new latrines!

Thank you Fox Valley Church of Christ and all our fundraisers for making clean water a reality for so many!

09.03.2015 Featured Fundraisers, Kenya

Mobile Monitoring Training in Kenya

This is Paul, he is a Community Development worker focusing on hygiene and sanitation. He works for Bridge Water Project, one of our partnering NGOs here Kenya. He’s learned how to submit a sanitation survey through his phone. Kenya is leading the way in mobile banking and we want to help Kenya pave the way for mobile monitoring of water points. We can monitor functionality of water points and collect data with a cell phone, airtime, sweat equity and a great mobile monitoring app by mWater. Training is going great and we even had the chance to conduct the first surveys!

07.20.2015 From the Field, Kenya

A New Well for St Emmanuel Church

St Emmanuel Kapng’etuny Church in Kenya was getting their water from gravity piped water from Kipkaren Township Water project. The dam is located 1.5km away from the church compound. The water was turbid and wasn’t receiving any treatment before being released to the community hence, the water was only good for animals to drink and irrigation purposes.

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05.15.2015 From the Field, Kenya, Uncategorized