The latest on our work and those supporting it
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Isabella Amagua
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. Our team recently visited Bukhaywa, Kenya to conduct a COVID-19 prevention training (read […]
Our Global Neighborhood
Though our circumstances, geography, and cultures might be different – this virus impacts all of us in similar ways. During the pandemic, we continue to share stories highlighting experiences of the people we serve and now how COVID-19 is impacting their lives.
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 Violet Kadenyi Nabwera
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. Violet Kadenyi Nabwera sees a lot of changes happening in her home due […]
Making transparency easy, fast, and free
The Water Project has been sharing public, near-real-time water point functionality data on its website through bespoke API integration with mWater for many years now. Supporters, partners, and served communities have ready access to our entire water point directory with detailed reporting for each site that includes an mWater-powered historical record of each water point’s […]
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 […]
Our COVID-19 Prevention Impact: 71,160+ People Reached So Far
“Being on the frontlines in preventing the virus is not easy, especially if you are not properly equipped. The fear of exposing yourself to the virus every day is real,” said Catherine Chepkemoi, the leader of 1 of our 4 teams working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya. “But the driving force, in this […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Isabella Angwenyi
persevering /pərsəˈviriNG/ adjective – continuing in a course of action even in the face of difficulty, with little or no prospect of success, or despite a delay in achieving success – See also: Isabella Angwenyi Career. Family. Self-Owned Business. Community mobilizer. At 50-years-old, Isabella Angwenyi is a do-it-all force to be reckoned with in her […]
Through Their Eyes: COVID-19 Chronicles with Ruth Vuyanzi
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. “As soon as I heard about the coronavirus outbreak in Kenya, I made a […]
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 […]
