https://waterislifekenya.org Helping Kenyans Bloom Through Love & Water Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:08:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://waterislifekenya.org/2022/10/east-african-drought/#comment-234 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:08:39 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=4757#comment-234 […] some Maasai lost everything in the recent three-year drought, they haven’t taken advantage of the abundant grass growing now that it’s raining […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2024/02/lositeti/#comment-223 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:55:09 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=7323#comment-223 […] part of this project. Now, after months of hard work and persistence, we’re almost ready to hand a brand new borehole over to the Lositeti community.This deep borehole well, which is now complete and functioning, could not […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2023/04/coroallegro/#comment-200 Fri, 24 May 2024 18:17:27 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=6076#comment-200 […] April, we partnered with CoroAllegro for three nights of music and culture in their Around the World in 80 Minutes concerts. Our very own Joyce Tannian collaborated with the group and brought some Kenyan music […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2022/12/hope-for-widows-pilot-program/#comment-198 Mon, 20 May 2024 19:01:22 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=5123#comment-198 […] been a year since we implemented our Hope for Widows Pilot Program. Based on the results we’ve complied, we’ve learned so much about what we can do to help women […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2024/02/lositeti/#comment-192 Fri, 17 May 2024 15:28:25 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=7323#comment-192 […] newest active water project is one that was desperately needed. The people in Lositeti suffered great losses from the three-year-long drought that Kenyans endured. Women walked for hours […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2023/05/all-about-elephants/#comment-191 Fri, 17 May 2024 15:26:32 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=6205#comment-191 […] effects of climate change, and Maasai—both Kenyan and Tanzanian—must compete with wildlife (elephants, wildebeests, and other large game animals) for already-strapped resources. And, considering the […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2023/01/ownership-of-maasailand/#comment-190 Fri, 17 May 2024 15:25:57 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=5528#comment-190 […] Tanzanian government is vastly different from the Kenyan government. While changing land laws in Kenya also caused a land grab, Kenyan culture encourages tribes, like Maasai, to practice their […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2024/02/lositeti/#comment-189 Wed, 08 May 2024 19:56:05 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=7323#comment-189 […] Water is Life Kenya (WILK) specifically, work is on hold. We can’t complete the borehole installation in Lositeti until the rains stop. Because our Livestock as a Business (LAB) and Hope for Widows programs meet […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2022/11/support-ilkisonko-boys/#comment-184 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:22:45 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=4994#comment-184 […] We also installed a water pump for the borehole at Ilkisonko Boys High School which was drilled last year. This pump was purchased through the generosity of our Giving Tuesday donors, who helped us raise $15,000 in a single day. Many Maasai men have attended and graduated from Ilkisonko, and the school’s reputation has improved due to its strong, dedicated teachers. Now the borehole is not only benefiting the Ilkisonko students at staff, but also providing clean water to the surrounding community. […]

]]> https://waterislifekenya.org/2022/11/ilkisonko-boys-secondary-school/#comment-183 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:16:19 +0000 https://waterislifekenya.org/?p=4954#comment-183 […] 2022, the Ilkisonko Boys School in Loitokitok had over 1,200 students, 800 of whom lived on campus. But the pipe system […]

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