Faces of Water

Mitchell

Mitchell attends primary school in Dago, Kenya, and his favorite subject is English. “I like being able to speak and be friends with the people... Read More

Margaret

Margaret is a local leader in Muruku and has been a part of the community for 34 years. She used to worry for the peaceful... Read More

Jane

Jane has lived in the community of Muruku her entire life and works as a farmer. Currently, Jane and her children fetch water daily from... Read More

Charity

Meet Charity in Muruku, Kenya, where we’re breaking ground on our 100th project on April 25th, 2022. Currently, Charity misses class to walk 5 km... Read More

Tobias

Tobias has aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon. Previously, Tobias had to walk to the river to fetch unsafe water three times a week. But, with... Read More

Catherine

Catherine is a student at Tututha Primary School, who loves English and dreams of being a teacher. And, she is very excited about her school’s... Read More

Shelmith

Shelmith has been a teacher at Sweetwaters Secondary School in Kenya for 12 years now, and is always serving her community. Before we implemented a... Read More

Mwangi

Mwangi works at Mirera Primary School, where we installed a rainwater catchment system in early 2021. Now, Mwangi and the school’s 3,000+ students have access... Read More

Mirriam

Mirriam loves math, reading storybooks, and dreams of being an accountant. Before her community gained a new Well Aware water well in 2012, Mirriam faced... Read More

Deborah

Deborah wants to study and grow up to become a doctor so that she can treat sick people within her community. However, before her school... Read More

Caroline

Caroline is a student at Mirera Primary School in Kenya and dreams of becoming a lawyer. Before her school gained a rainwater system earlier this... Read More

Peter

Peter works as a school guard for the Cheptoroi Primary School in Nakuru County, Kenya, helping to protect and serve over 600 students. He is... Read More

Johnson

Johnson is a father of four from Cheptoroi, Kenya. Johnson’s family used to walk 20 minutes to a lake to gather water. “I woke up... Read More

Kelvin

Before Well Aware was able to implement a rainwater collection system at his school in January 2021, Kelvin used to walk 2 km daily to... Read More

Julieta

Julieta loves singing and reading books, and her favorite school subject is math because she likes to calculate. At home, one of Juliet’s duties is... Read More

Eddie

Meet Eddie from Mirera, Kenya, where we completed a rainwater catchment project in early 2021 for a local primary school and the surrounding community, supporting... Read More

Faizal

Faizal dreams of becoming a farmer. “When I plant my crops, I will help people.” Right now, Faizal is not happy with the current water... Read More

Alice

Alice loves mathematics and dreams of being a doctor. In March 2021, Well Aware drilled a new well at her school, and Alice shared her... Read More

Grace

Every day, Grace used to help her father collect water from a well a mile away, sometimes missing school to do so. Now, though, Grace’s... Read More

Tashline

Tashline is 13 years old, full of spunk, and currently attends the Ingrid School outside of Nairobi, Kenya, with aspirations of becoming an actor. With... Read More

Wahome

Wahome dreams of becoming a lawyer. Previously, Wahome’s family utilized sparse rainfall for their water needs. This uncertainty and lack of reliable access to clean... Read More

Christian

Christian is a student at New Hope Primary School in Tanzania. He loves science and English classes and aspires to become a pilot! Christian’s closest... Read More

Ibrahim

Meet Ibrahim loves biology and dreams of being a soccer player. In 2019, Well Aware rehabilitated a well at Ibrahim’s school. Now, the 300 students... Read More

Geoffrey

Geoffrey is a student at Tigithi Secondary School in Kenya, who dreams of becoming an engineer. In March of 2021, we implemented a new water... Read More

Kantai

Kantai is an advocate for human rights, enjoys history and politics, and working towards becoming a lawyer when she’s older. Her studies, however, used to... Read More

Martin

Meet loves geography, learning about the environment, and dreams of becoming an engineer, just like his father. Martin used to worry about water shortages. But... Read More

Ashilline

Ashilline loves to read storybooks. At home, she spends time taking care of daily chores, washing utensils, and cleaning the house. Her favorite subject in... Read More

Vaati

Vaati loves to read and enjoys learning Swahili in school. Before his community gained access to clean water, Vaati and his family would have to... Read More