The latest on our work and those supporting it
You Make This Possible!
Safe water empowers the Girl Child. You make it possible. Ask any girl what she would rather be doing than walking for water and she’ll share her dreams for school, a career and her contribution (beyond gathering water) to her community. Lack of access to safe water and sanitation is the primary reason girls drop […]
Help Us Raise Funds for Sierra Leone
Ebola has been a tragic reality for the people of Sierra Leone over the last year. In the middle of this, we’ve remained more committed than ever to the people of Sierra Leone through a service and support program that focuses on keeping water flowing at approximately 100 previously installed projects. We’re also providing new […]
Boda Boda Traveling in Kenya
The work we do at The Water Project isn’t easy, but your support does help greatly and makes a big impact. Every bit helps. We couldn’t do our jobs efficiently if it wasn’t for the boda boda drivers that take us from site to site on narrow rural roads that are impossible to pass with […]
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 […]
“Do a good job, and work hard.”
Children can inspire us in so many ways; they have energy, enthusiasm, and an optimism for life that seems unquenchable. At just five years old, Tayler is setting himself as an example for all of us. Read how this boy raised $500 but knew that he wanted to do more, showing all of us how […]
TWP link up with Hydraid and US Navy to get Bio Sand Filters to Uganda
Over the past few months there has been an interesting collaboration happening involving The Water Project, The US Navy and Hydraid (www.hydraid.com), all in the interest of aiding communities in Africa as they try to rise up from poverty and ill health. So what’s been going on? Well…..
Sanitation training at Nabongo
Our team in Kakamega was out recently with the students at the Nabongo Primary School preparing them for their upcoming well project. Before a well is constructed, our partners spend time training the community or school in proper sanitation and hygiene. Teaching why dirty water makes one sick is an important part of the process.
Sokone School & Community Well
A new well is now under construction in the community of Sokone in Western Kenya that will serve about 600 community members and a local school.
New Well in India: Thideerkuppam – Updated
Thideerkuppam, Kallakkudi UPDATE (3/19/2009): This location was actually home to 2 new wells. The area is densely populated. From their visit at the dedication, our partner reported… The project was located next to a new building which was undergoing construction. The evening was approaching and the scene was quite festive.
New Well in India: Melatheru
The new well in India, close to a school is providing fresh, clean water to over 500 people.