Water is Life Kenya
  • WATER IS LIFE KENYA
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    • What We Do
    • Our Vision and Mission
    • Impact
    • 3 Year Vision Plan Details
    • Where We Work
    • Maasai Culture
    • Clean Water Projects Program >
      • Clean Water Projects
    • Livestock as Business Program >
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      • Hope for Widows Program
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When we work with a community on a clean water project, we:

PictureEsokota Borehole Treasurer Nabulu standing at the pump house door next to their generator

  • ​Assess the community’s need for water.
  • Design and Implement appropriate water projects, based on a sound technical evaluation of the local conditions. We balance the need with what can be reasonably managed, maintained, and afforded by the community.
  • Engage the community from the beginning in design and cost-sharing. We make sure each family registers as a member of the water project.
  • Train the Water Management Committee.
  • Involve key stakeholders, including: Women are empowered through membership in Water Management Committees. This encourages them to have a say in the management of the resource most important to them – water. The heavy burden of chores, plus traditional male domination, has been a barrier to women’s empowerment.
  • Train Water Project Members in skills that will help them boost their family incomes, which supports sustainable water supply.
  • Visit the completed project to monitor impact and provide additional training as needed.
  • Mentor leaders who manage the water supply, resolve conflict, and identify and solve problems.

To see our project area and locations of our water projects, go here.
To see the lists of water projects we have completed, go here.

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Meshenani A Pipeline Connection Water Committee Meeting

What's our special sauce?

While developing these water projects, we also develop the fundamental resource: people. Leaders emerge and are mentored, get practical experience in leadership, problem solving, building consensus, and conflict resolution. We offer training opportunities for largely illiterate men and women, strengthening innate talents while introducing crucial management practices. These skills can then be used to solve other community problems. These people often become leaders in school, church, and local politics. They then teach others what they have learned.

Location

Water is Life – Kenya
314 E Main St
Kelway Plaza, Suite 2
Newark, Delaware 19711
(302) 894-7335

What Our donors Are Saying

After ten years of financial support, with countless follow-up reports, conversations, photos and video clips, we made a site visit to Water is Life Kenya's Amboseli operations in late November, 2018.  The visit - and our assessment of the organization - well exceeded our expectations.
                                       --  Mandy Cabot, owner, Dansko

A few years ago, a friend invited me to a church dinner where a Water is Life Kenya speaker gave a presentation.  It changed my life.  Intrigued, I wanted to know more.... I have since donated and visited Joyce in Kenya three times with my family.
                                                -- Cynthia Miller



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Water is Life Kenya is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Tax ID 26-3185829

  • WATER IS LIFE KENYA
  • Overview
    • What We Do
    • Our Vision and Mission
    • Impact
    • 3 Year Vision Plan Details
    • Where We Work
    • Maasai Culture
    • Clean Water Projects Program >
      • Clean Water Projects
    • Livestock as Business Program >
      • LAB Yearly Groups
      • Hope for Widows Program
      • Women Testimonials
    • Beaded Handicrafts
  • Donate
  • WILK News
  • SHOP
  • About Us
    • About Us >
      • Meet our team
      • Joyce's Story
      • Contact Us
    • Ways to support and more >
      • Ways to Donate
      • Shop to Support