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Meshenani
​Meshenani is an area located near the northwest corner of the Amboseli National Park. It is home to approximately 1,600 people, who are spread out over a relatively large area. There is a school close to the park that almost 300 kids attend, and a total of about 1,000 people live nearby. Further from the park is a group of Bomas, Kenyans who live a more rural lifestyle, of about 600. With such a great need for water it was clear to us that a borehole well would be necessary, so in the summer of 2008 we drilled Meshenani’s first well.
Tragically, the well yielded no water. Despite the bad fortune, the community still needed water, so we returned and drilled again. This time we hit water, and a lot of it: almost double the typical yield of a borehole well. However the news was not all good, the groundwater was and still is incredibly saline, far too salty to drink. It was heartbreaking for both WILK and the villagers to have two wells, neither of which was capable of providing potable water.
Fortunately, the following year we were able to connect pipeline from the school to a well located at the nearby Meshenani Gate, so the childen could have safe water. That pipeline has since been expanded out to the rural Bomas community, so now all 1,600 villagers have access to water.

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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
  • WILK News
  • Overview
    • What We Do
    • Our Vision and Mission
    • 2019 Report to the Community
    • 3 Year Vision Plan Details
    • Where We Work
    • Clean Water Projects Program >
      • Clean Water Projects
    • Livestock as Business Program >
      • LAB Yearly Groups
    • Beaded Handicrafts
  • Donate
  • SHOP
  • About Us
    • About Us >
      • Meet our team
      • Joyce's Story
      • Contact Us
    • Ways to support and more >
      • Ways to Donate
      • Shop to Support