Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Microloans, Rainwater helps Women during draught
At the turn of the last century, Central Kenya received four months of Rain every year, which was enough for small scale farmers to make their living and feed their families. Today, those months have dwindled to two months. Rose Wanjiku initially resorted to irrigating from the local river, with the assistance of a pump.…
Read MoreGWWI Partner Brings Clean Water to a Clinic in Kakamega
By GWWI Regional Coordinator, Rose Wamalwa Rose Wamalwa is GWWI Kenya/Tanzania Regional Coordinator. She was selected as 1 of 4 East African women for the inaugural GWWI Fellowship class in 2011. Because of her stellar work, she was hired to manage and support 5 women’s teams in Kenya and Tanzania. She also opened her own…
Read MoreGWWI Report from the field : Ex-Commercial Sex Workers Build Water Tanks for Local Schools
722 students and teachers at Kabati Primary School in Kabati slum now have water right at their school thanks to GWWI partner Life Bloom Services International (LBSI)! Life Bloom offers vocational and leadership training to vulnerable and abused women and girls in Naivasha, Kenya. If you recall, last year they trained women convicts to build…
Read MoreWomen, Hope and Water
Guest Blogger: Lacy Colley, Volunteer Photographer Traveling to Uganda for the first time was more than an opportunity for us. It was about women, hope, and most importantly water. My sister Kirby, naturally one of my favorite women, was able to travel with me – literally packed on a bus like sardines for eight hours,…
Read MoreTHE WAVE of H2ope!
When Grace Mushongi came to the GWWI training in Kampala in Summer of 2011, she was working as a community organizer and Board Member for Bukoba Women’s Empowerment Association. Grace brings groups of women together to discuss development projects and increase women’s participation in the management of their livelihoods. Prior to the GWWI Women and…
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