{"id":225085,"date":"2024-03-27T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T13:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/?p=225085"},"modified":"2024-03-27T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:42:04","slug":"thank-you-and-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2024\/03\/27\/thank-you-and-a-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, and a Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Friday, March 22nd, was World Water Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wanted to thank our supporters and donors for the absolute outpouring of generosity we witnessed last Friday. Not only did we meet our fundraising goal, but we exceeded it! That\u2019s thanks to incredible donors like you who know how vital water is. We are so incredibly grateful to everyone who donated and raised awareness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This World Water Day, we raised $14,660. With our doubling donation match, that&#8217;s nearly $30,000 in support of our Southeast Kenya program, fighting drought. We can\u2019t wait to see the impact of this tremendous day \u2014 and to share it with everyone who donated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re also thankful our Director of Program Spencer Bogle happened to be visiting Western Kenya during the grand World Water Day celebration that took place in Vihiga County, Kenya, at <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/projects\/kenya\/rainwater-harvesting-wash-project-4834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Evojo Secondary School<\/a>, where we installed a rainwater harvesting tank in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Water Day is set aside by the United Nations every year to bring special attention to the world\u2019s ongoing water crisis. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cWater for Peace.\u201d The amount of community stakeholders gathered, all deeply invested in spreading water access within Vihiga County in Kenya, displayed water\u2019s unifying power during last Friday\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7090-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hydrogeologist Brian Otieno and Assistant Hydrogeologist Gladys Akinyi demonstrate the technology The Water Project uses to verify sites for borehole well drilling in Western Kenya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video below, you\u2019ll see the Evojo community members welcoming their guests with song and dance, as well as speeches by Regional Director <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2024\/03\/18\/water-for-peace-world-water-day-in-western-kenya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Humphrey Buradi<\/a>, Director of Program Spencer Bogle, and Governor of Vihiga County, His Excellency Dr. Wilber Ottichilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Water Day 2024 in Western Kenya!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2UETx0n1XIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While The Water Project still has work to do to ensure that every home, school, and health center has access to safe, reliable water within Vihiga County, this event served to remind everyone how far we\u2019ve come.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since The Water Project started work in Western Kenya in 2009, we have installed 1,399 water points there, with each one bringing hope, prosperity, and peace to each surrounding community. With the help of donors like you, we hope to spread that peace and prosperity through all of our service areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, March 22nd, was World Water Day.&nbsp; We wanted to thank our supporters and donors for the absolute outpouring of generosity we witnessed last Friday. Not only did we meet our fundraising goal, but we exceeded it! That\u2019s thanks to incredible donors like you who know how vital water is. 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