The latest on our work and those supporting it
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Edward Kimeu
Our team recently visited Twone Mbee Muselele Community, Kenya to conduct a COVID-19 prevention training and monitor their water point. Shortly after, we returned to check in on the community, offer a COVID-19 refresher training, and ask how the pandemic is affecting their lives.
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Anna Samuel
This post is part of a series by The Water Project meant to highlight the perspectives and experiences of the people we serve and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting them. We invite you to read more of their stories here. The last time we spoke with Anna Samuel was a year after her self-help […]
Note from our Founder about COVID-19
Dear Friend, Thanks for letting me connect with you directly during this uncertain time. First, I hope this note finds you and your family healthy and safe. Many of you are no doubt facing the same types of impact we are, whether they’re financial, job-related, or simply the loss of daily interaction with those […]
Water, sanitation, and hygiene enable healthy lives
Global awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For The Water Project, sanitation and hygiene training have always been a crucial part of our work – from building latrines in schools to teaching communities about the proper steps of handwashing. Water, sanitation, and hygiene are […]
300+ students need water at Prophecy Primary School in Sierra Leone
Help these students gain access to clean, reliable water in celebration of World Water Day on March 22nd. Welcome to the School Prophecy Primary School employs seven teachers and can get quite noisy with its 305 students. Without Prophecy Primary in Sankoya community, children would have to walk extraordinary distances elsewhere. There is no electricity or […]
434 Students in Need of Water at the Muleche Primary School
Every month, we’re going to share just one of the hundreds of water projects we’re actively raising funds to help. These reports are prepared by our partners in the field who meet with these communities months before work begins to better understand the water situation. We hope you’ll take a moment to get to know […]
The Impact of our Monthly Donors
Our incredible monthly members allow our teams to monitor and evaluate past projects to ensure they are still working. But, don’t take our word for it! Below, hear from our partner, Cornelius, in Kenya, about how monthly gifts impact ongoing work for clean, reliable water. For just $20 a month, you can join our team of monthly supporters and […]
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 […]
Diesel’s Piggy Bank
Chris and Amber Larkins, from Tennessee, share their story about how they became involved in The Water Project and the inspiration they found in their 3 year old son, Diesel. This story was told to us by Chris. ——— 6 months ago, the Holy Spirit starting putting it on my heart to look into people […]
Theatre for the World
This post comes to us from Brian Schultz, creator of Theatre for the World. There are many people who have inspired me over the years, but if you are looking for someone famous who led me on the path to give back it is the late, great Harry Chapin. I loved his music, and […]