The Water Project

When safe water is close to home, kids have time for school, families have energy for what matters, and whole communities have one more reason to smile.

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In Western Kenya's Mukaniro Community, the residents rely on the Phillip Lutiali Spring for their daily water. Unfortunately, this source is failing them. The water trickles out so slowly that collection means standing in stagnant pools while waiting in long lines. Worse, the water is contaminated, and families regularly battle stomach upsets and serious waterborne illnesses, including typhoid, leaving them to spend scarce income on medical care instead of food, school fees, or daily essentials.

For 25-year-old Doreen Jumba (who is pregnant and watching her husband recover from typhoid contracted at this very spring), the stakes couldn't be higher. The community has tried to repair the spring on their own, but without technical expertise, those efforts haven't held.

That's where we (and you!) come in. We want to build a protected spring. This is a sealed cement structure layered with clay, stone, and soil that channels clean water through a discharge pipe, paired with a chlorine dispenser, hygiene and sanitation training, and a locally-led Water User Committee to keep it working for the long haul.

With this one project, Doreen and her neighbors can stop choosing between water and health, and start building toward the futures they deserve.

Donate today!
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A year ago, donors gave Ms. Priscah Zaina and her students at Musosya Primary School in Kenya something life-changing: a rainwater catchment tank right on the school compound. Before, students carried heavy 5-liter jerrycans from home or fetched from distant, unsafe scoop holes that often made them sick. Today, water is steps away, clean, and dependable year-round.

Thank you to our amazing donors who made this possible!

Give clean water in someone’s name and tell us who you donated in honor of and why you did. Then, please provide a screenshot of your donation (hiding sensitive information for your safety) for a chance to get a personalized thank you video from our team! Winners will be selected at random (only if you haven’t won in the past 12 months)!