The latest on our work and those supporting it
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Philip Omukiti
“Staying indoors is not my thing…It seems I have a lot of time on my hands,” said 31-year-old teacher Philip Omukiti plainly. After several months of lockdowns, restrictions, curfews, and stress in his hometown of Mungakha, Kenya, it is easy to find empathy in Philip’s statement as so many people around the world are facing […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Serilah Nyawanga
This post is part of a new 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. “53-year-old Serilah looks tired and worn out,” stated Training Officer Jacquey Kangu with […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Tabitha Mutheke
This post is part of a new 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. “Having a sand dam and shallow well in our locality are helpful to […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with David Kweyu
This post is part of a new 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. David Kweyu is a 65-year-old farmer who lives in the village of Eshiakhulo […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Kanyaa Kavindu
This story is a part of a series by The Water Project meant to highlight the perspectives and experiences of the people we serve and how they are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. See other stories in the series here. The Kenyan government implemented a series of restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Margaret Mbone
This is the first story from a new series by The Water Project meant to highlight the perspectives and experiences of the people we serve and how they are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot has changed for Margaret Mbone since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in her home of Sichinji, Kenya. […]
Promoting healthy behaviors in Sierra Leone’s markets
Before the first case of COVID-19 arrived in Sierra Leone, our teams mobilized to train the communities that use wells we support on the virus and how to prevent its spread. After reaching each water point community, we moved on to other critical areas in communities. One crucial area is the markets where people go […]
Upholding a promise of reliable water during a pandemic
At The Water Project, we spend a lot of our time ensuring that every water point provides safe water today. More than 1,500 water points are visited up to 4 times a year to ensure that they function properly. That information is made public for anyone to see. If someone supported a well in Sierra […]
This is how COVID-19 is impacting families in Kenya
In this extraordinary time, we continue to partner with communities across Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. We are checking in to see how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people and their families. The Water Project is considered an essential organization due to our longstanding work on hygiene and sanitation. We expanded our work in response […]
COVID-19 brings many challenges, but reliable water is not one
The spread of COVID-19 in Kenya has brought new challenges to 70-year-old Wathi Muisyo. “My family has been affected greatly by Coronavirus. Kenyan citizens were advised to stay at home due to the virus,” she told us recently. “All the market days were closed down; as a result, we are unable to sell our farm […]