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…
Can You See Me?
We See YouToday launches the start of World Water Month. A time to focus on the world water crisis and do your part to make a difference. In the first…
Brother Raphael Blesses the Maasai People
WaterStep Ambassador Raphael Wanjala was recently able to bless a group of Maasai in Kenya with 19 WaterBalls. The Maasai are a nomadic people group living in Kenya and Tanzania…
Breaking Free from Hopelessness
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…
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 New World Record
On Father's Day, June 20, 2021, Lucy and Rodney Westlake summited Denali, the highest point in North America. With this accomplishment, Lucy, 17, set the world record as the youngest…
Jude’s Ingenuity Leads to Community Transformation
Early last year, WaterStep assisted Field Consultant, Jude Mugema, in the construction of a rain catchment system for his community in the District of Rakai, Uganda. Prior to the system being built,…
A Helping Hand in Honduras
WaterStep Wonder Woman, Meiley Garrido, is a new field consultant in Honduras and she just completed her first project. Last November, Honduras was hit with two hurricanes. Eta made landfall…
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…