Staying Connected: WILK’s Newsletter Summary
Our summer newsletter is hot off the press! Today, we're going to share some of the highlights in case you missed it.
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July 12, 2023
Joined by members of the Lions Club, WILK co-founders Larasha and Joyce unveil the new borehole in Nooriro.
Celebrating a Fresh Start: Nooriro’s Borehole Opening Ceremony
It's been a long road for the Maasai in Nooriro to get the clean water they desperately needed. Let's take a look at the series of events that led us to this joyous day.
July 3, 2023
The Amboseli Widows meeting in the shade with the silhouette of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background.
International Widows Day: A Universal Call to Uplift Others
Though the cultural circumstances of Maasai widows create unique situations, like widows across the globe they suffer from poverty, violence, and health problems. Let's look at the difficulties these widows face along with ways we're helping them overcome those challenges.
June 21, 2023
Dad Michael and Joyce on the left, and mom Charity with her sons Nathan and Michael on the right.
Toilets, Trees, and Baked Goods: How Michael and Nathan are Helping their Fellow Kenyans Bloom
Soon, Michael, Nathan, their mother Charity, and their father Michael will travel to Kenya, meet with Joyce, and complete their service. We are so proud of them for having a vision, raising money, and serving their neighbors in Kenya!
June 13, 2023
With Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background, a family of elephants marches through Amboseli National Park.
All About Elephants
The human-elephant conflict arises in our work because elephants love fresh, cold borehole water, freshly grown crops, and new toys (such as plastic water tanks). Therefore, elephants are critical in our project design, development, and implementation. Here, we’ll explain how these majestic creatures impact our projects.
May 30, 2023
WILK Wednesday Mashup
We’ve compiled highlights from our WILK Wednesday newsletter to show how our community of donors have been helping Kenyans bloom.
May 22, 2023
CoroAllegro guest soloist Joyce Tannian with friends in Kenya. Tannian is co-founder and executive director of Water is Life Kenya (WILK), a Newark-based nonprofit focused on getting water access for the indigenous and drought-stricken Maasai people. Provided by CoroAllegro.
CoroAllegro Offers a Musical Journey Around the World with Aim to Bring Us Together
It’s a Small World, the saying goes — so small, in fact, that CoroAllegro hopes to take you “Around the World in Eighty Minutes” at its choral concert later this week. Originally published on Delaware Online.
April 24, 2023
Where in the World is WILK: Upcoming Events
Over the next couple months, we have so many opportunities to share our work with the community in and around Newark, DE. If you're in the area, stop by and introduce yourself at one of our events—we'd love to meet you in person!
April 4, 2023
Women Helping Women: How WILK Empowers Women in Kenya
As we wind down Women’s History Month, we’d like to highlight the ways WILK empowers Maasai women.
March 29, 2023
After four days of drilling, the Nooriro community hits water.
Our Response to World Water Day
Water is Life Kenya (WILK) has brought clean water to Kajiado County for more than fifteen years. Let’s go over the steps we take when we choose to drill a borehole and why our methods work.
March 22, 2023
