The latest on our work and those supporting it
TWP embarks on Public Health Campaign in Northern Kenya
TWP has been slowly working towards establishing a presence in Northern Kenya for a couple of years. During this time we’ve brought clean water to both the House of Hope Orphanage as well as Kakiring Community. Working in Northern Kenya is a challenge, conditions are tough and success is not guaranteed. Mobilising equipment from Nairobi […]
Can you Walk on Water?
We can’t help but smile when we see these amazing women from Delta Sigma Theta! Over 100 people participated at the Harford County Alumnae Chapter’s (DST-HCAC) annual Walk On Water 5K this past July, and the pictures tell the story. They know how to have fun while raising money for clean water! Delta Sigma Theta […]
My Heart Will Not Sit Down
What are you reading this summer? A great spy novel perhaps? A mystery that has you on the edge of your seat, reading long into the night when you should be sleeping? Here at The Water Project we have a reading list. We challenge each other with concepts from the books we read. Books on […]
Amanzi Awethu!
An amazing bike journey across Africa
In February of this year, Alex Antrobus and Murray Beaumont, two young South Africans, began cycling 10,000km through sub-Saharan Africa to experience what life in rural Africa – and the struggle for fresh water – are really like. One of their goals is to help raise over $15,000 to support a water project! Another was […]
TWP catch up with Kakiring Community in Northern Kenya
Posted by Jack Owen, TWP WASH Program Manager. 14 May 2012 I spent most of last year living in Kenya. A lot of that time I was working directly with our partner organisations, working through program strategies and contributing to project proposals. It was a very fruitful time, and led to new relationships as well […]
It’s World Water Day!
Today is all about community… World Water Day is a chance for us to cheer about our community (you!) and most importantly the communities we serve in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and most recently Burkina Faso. Water is something we all share. It’s a community resource. Making sure we all have access […]
Time to Celebrate?
The WHO and Unicef Declares the U.N. MDG goal for access to water has been met. We discuss the report and what is left to accomplish.
Boy, Do We Have a Great Date for You!
Been thinking about doing something for the first time, or even a second or third time, to help bring clean water to those in need? Boy, do we have a great date for you! Grab a pen, your iPhone, your family calendar, or your church bulletin; and mark down Thursday, March 22nd. This day is […]
Chats with Jack – Monthly Calls with Colleges and Universities
In the late autumn of 2011 we started meeting via Webex each month with students from colleges and universities all over the country. Our goal? To connect them to other like-minded peers and leaders who are interested in being a part of the solution to the economic water crisis that keeps millions without access to […]
The Ripple Effect Celebrity Benefit
This past Saturday, December 10th, Kat Graham and Ian Somerhalder hosted “The Ripple Event” in Los Angeles to benefit The Water Project.
