The WaterBall to the Rescue!
In many countries around the world, the first thing women and children must do in the morning is to retrieve their family's daily water supply. They set out before dawn…
Victoria’s Hope – A Story of Transformation (Part 2)
The story of the Victoria's Hope project on Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria continues with the building of a rain catchment system. Gutters were installed on the roof of Mayfield…
Victoria’s Hope – A Story of Transformation (Part 1)
Mayfield Christian School sits on top of a mountain on Mfangano Island and is home to 120 students, many of whom are orphans and live on premises. This island is…
Breaking Free
In East Africa, most women are in a desperate cycle of poverty. Forced to make poor choices, like stealing food for their children, they can end up being arrested and…
Stories From the Field: Meet Jackeline!
This story is written by Brian Gitonga, a WaterStep volunteer in Kenya. He is a member of Ambassador Raphael Wanjala's team.Jackeline: “I have now graduated from a housewife to a…
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Paul Owino: Being the Hands and Feet
Paul Owino recently trained leadership and widows from the Kenya Widows and Orphans Ministry (KWO). He took them through the process to be certified in the World Health Organization's (WHO)…
The End of a Vicious Cycle
The WaterStep team has long dreamt of the day we could make an impact in the Lake Victoria region of East Africa. Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water…
Girls School in Kenya Thankful for Safe Water
WaterStep Field Consultant, Humphrey Muchuma, has been busy distributing equipment from the large shipment that arrived in East Africa last month. Recently, he was able to bless the Nangina Girls…
WaterStep Partners with UPS to Make History
Recently, WaterStep sent out the largest one-time shipment of equipment in the organization's history! This was made possible thanks to our incredible donors, manufacturing team and our partners at UPS.…
A WaterStep Wonder Woman
This month, we celebrate World Water Day, as well as International Women's Day. In this issue of WaterStep news, we are focusing on some of our amazing WaterStep women. Doreen Nkirote is a field consultant working…
Bringing Hope to East Africa
Bringing Hope to East Africa WaterStep field consultants have been very active over the last 18 months, diligently working to reach communities in landlocked Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Paul Owino, Raphael…
Multiplier Effect at Work in Africa
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WaterStep field consultants were busy training communities in Kenya on proper health and sanitation. Raphael Wanjala (pictured below, far right,) who began…