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 who follow their cattle from place to place as they find new fields and pastures for them to graze. The cattle provide meat and milk … Read more
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 imprisoned. The women experience a feeling of hopelessness and are unable to imagine a future where things might look different. WaterStep Field Consultant, Humphrey Mechuma, … Read more
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 mother who can contribute towards my family’s financial needs.” Jackeline is a mother of three and is married. Though they are a low income … Read more
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. The Louisville-based company shipped the 630 pieces of equipment at no cost to us. This is a huge breakthrough, as we used to rely almost … Read more
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 female to have climbed all 50 of the U.S. highpoints. It took the team 19 days to reach the top of the mountain and Lucy and … Read more
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, the women and children in the village had to walk 3.7 miles to a water source that was contaminated to retrieve water for their families … Read more
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 first, followed closely by Iota (the aftermath is pictured below). The community of El Carrizal was devastated by the storms and their water supply was … Read more
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 in Kenya, primarily with Raphael Wanjala’s team. Doreen was a student in Raphael’s sustainable human development class at Tanzania Catholic University. It was through this … Read more
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 Wanjala and Humphrey Muchuma have been working together to impact as many people as possible with their life-saving training and equipment. Paul Owino said, “COVID-19 … Read more
