The latest on our work and those supporting it
Q3 2016 Project Highlight
When did it get to be October? Time is flying at The Water Project and thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’re happy to report 125 water projects have been completed so far with another 25 under construction! It’s amazing what can happen when people come together! We’re changing it up third quarter and instead […]
Q2 Project Highlight
We can’t believe it’s almost summer! This year is flying by and thanks to your support, we have already completed 49 projects with 26 currently under construction! That’s amazing and it’s all thanks to our incredible supporters and fundraisers – folks like YOU! Our quarterly project highlight features our Southeastern Kenya WaSH program and a new well for […]
Meet Nduku
We’re excited to share a new story from 12 year-old Nduku Muthoka of Malaa Primary School in Kenya. Nduku’s school received a rainwater catchment system and latrines in December 2015. Learn how clean water has affected her daily life! “I no longer carry water to school since we already have a water tank. Before the tank […]
Because of our Monthly Donors
Kankalay Primary School in Sierra Leone has too many reminders of Ebola. The Water Project completed a water and sanitation project here in 2011, and the photo you see above is of the toilets installed for the school. When Ebola was at it’s worse, this whole area became a treatment center. If you look closely you’ll see where […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Well for the Shipala Community
Shipala Community in Kenya is comprised of small scale farmers and most of their activities depend on water. To fetch water, community members would walk a half mile each way to a protected stream. However, the stream was seasonal and during the dry season, you’d have to wake up early for the chance of water. People in […]
A visit with the Kee Self Help Group
Our Water Programs Director, Crissie Ferrara, is in Kenya this week visiting a number of our partners and implementing teams. For the past few days, she’s been spending time with Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF), visiting some of our recently completed water projects to see the kinds of progress these innovative solutions make possible.
Safe Water in Urban Settlements
Today, Crissie (Water Programs Director) spent time visiting our partners, Pamoja Trust, and a section of the Mathare Slum known as Mashimoni. We’re currently funding a legal piped water network to at least 50 plots via a micro-loan program. Crissie’s day began with the team discussing the pressing issue of lack of water and sanitation […]