The latest on our work and those supporting it
The Four-Hour Walk Stealing Beatrice’s Childhood
Beatrice spends four hours a day fetching water. Her story shows what’s at stake—and what a new water source could make possible.
Muvai’s Story: A Mother’s Long Walk for Water in Kenya
Clean water miles away, or contaminated water within reach? Muvai’s impossible “choice” reveals the real cost of water scarcity for moms like her.
Lavender’s Ducks: How One Girl Taught Me the Power of Water
Meet Lavender: at just eight, she dreamed of ducks and education. Four years later, I met her in Kenya—and saw what clean water makes possible.
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025: When a Girl Misses School Every Month
Every year, the world celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day to raise awareness of women’s and girls’ abilities to stay clean, safe, and in school during their menstrual periods.
Mother’s Day 2025: Maureen’s Transformation in Her Own Words
Stories from the Front Lines: Communities Battling Water Scarcity
Across our work area in Southeast Kenya, the struggle for water defines daily life. Here, the simple act of collecting water has become anything but simple.
Women of WASH: Leaders and Change-Makers
Across the world, women and girls bear the greatest burden of the water crisis. But women are not just victims of this crisis; they are powerful agents of change.
Understanding Drought in Southeast Kenya: Causes and Effects
Drought can affect any region, but in our service areas, nowhere feels it more deeply than Southeast Kenya. The rains don’t always come when they should here.
Water and Justice: Why a Just Transition Must Start with Clean Water
World Day of Social Justice calls attention to the need for fairness and equity. Everyone who lacks access to water has been unjustly left behind — and every water project is a step toward equity.
The Water Crisis, Explained at Five Levels
Donors have asked us for tips on explaining the water crisis to their children. After all, we’ve seen kids do absolutely amazing things to combat water inequality, and we know how powerful their voices can be in swaying their friends, parents, and teachers to join the fight against the water crisis. Upon beginning The Water […]