Faces of Water

Fabian

Fabian loves social studies because it allows him to learn about Kenya’s history and current events. He dreams of becoming a pilot one day, so... Read More

Musau

Musau’s favorite subject in school is social studies. He enjoys learning about the economic activities in his community and dreams of becoming a judge so... Read More

Rael

Rael is a business woman in Tangi Nyeusi, Kenya and has lived there her entire life. She’s hopeful about the long term effects of their... Read More

Veronicah

Veronicah is passionate about becoming a beautician and hairdresser when she grows up. She used to collect water daily from a far away borehole and... Read More

Martha

Martha’s main duty at home is cleaning, but when they didn’t have clean water, it made her job a difficult one. Since the water project... Read More

Wambua

Wambua loves planes and dreams of becoming a pilot when he grows up to travel the world. He loves his teachers and that his school... Read More

Mutheu

Mutheu attends Tututha Primary School and dreams of becoming a doctor so she can care for the people in her community. She used to walk... Read More

Dennis

Dennis enjoys reading and wants to become a pilot one day. Since the new water project has been implemented at school, Dennis and his friends... Read More

Faith

Faith is a 12-year-old student at Katumani Primary School and loves learning mathematics. She hopes to one day be an accountant and learn more about... Read More

Nzikoa

Nzikoa dreams of becoming a doctor so he can treat people who don’t feel well. He enjoys going to school to learn from his awesome... Read More

Mercy

Mercy loves living near her school, Katumani Primary, where she gets to learn her favorite subject, math! Because of the rainwater catchment system installed in... Read More

Lucy

Lucy dreams of being a pilot so that she can “help my family and the people in need in our society.” At home, one of... Read More

Kanini

Meet Kanini! This dedicated student at Kisueni Primary School, Kenya, who loves learning social studies, dreams of becoming a lawyer to “help people achieve justice.”... Read More

Lesokoyo

Lesokoyo and her mother used to walk 14 km (8.69 miles) to fetch unclean water every day. If that water was depleted, her family would... Read More

Priscah

Priscah is a 13-year-old student at AIC Sunrise School in Kenya who dreams of becoming a pilot so she can see the world. She and... Read More

Mwongeli

Mwongeli dreams of becoming a lawyer! She used to spend her days after school fetching water with her siblings, but is excited that reliable access... Read More

Soloi

As a diligent student at Musoa Primary School, Kenya, Soloi loves learning about science, particularly health and the human body. He hopes to work in... Read More

Kaunta

As a Tangi Nyeusi native who has lived there for over 60 years, Kaunta and his family’s livelihood has come from raising and selling livestock.... Read More

Christine

Christine, having taught in many communities around Kenya, has been an educator for 32 years and currently resides in a remote community in southern Kenya.... Read More

Kilonzo

Kilonzo enjoys school because his teachers are kind and work hard to provide quality education! He hopes one day to become a doctor so that... Read More

Luigi

As a father of two, Luigi takes on many tasks to work toward a better life for his family. His greatest goal and hope for... Read More

Mbithi

Mbithi is a student in Kitonyini, Kenya and wants to be a police officer when she grows up. She used to have to collect water... Read More

Muua

Muua enjoys going to school because he gets to learn Swahili and dreams of becoming a pilot, so he can take people from one country... Read More

Fridah

Fridah’s favorite subject is mathematics because she is very good at calculating and hopes to be a teacher when she grows up. Her favorite hobby... Read More

Susan

Susan has lived in the community of Tangi Nyeusi, Kenya for more than 40 years. She has seen a lot in her time in Tangi,... Read More

Joy

Joy is a student in Kaliini, Kenya who loves science and has dreamt of becoming a surgeon her whole life. Before she had access to... Read More

Peter

At home, Peter is tasked with fetching water, feeding animals, and watching utensils. At school, his favorite subject is physical and health education, because when... Read More

Abraham

Abraham is a farmer who has lived in Muruku his entire life. He loves that his community is hardworking, peaceful, and loving toward its neighbors.... Read More

Nice

Nice loves education and hopes to become a teacher when she grows up. Before she had access to reliable water, she sometimes missed school to... Read More

Joseph

Joseph has lived in Atot his whole life and works loading and unloading trucks. He loves his neighbors in Atot and the fact that the... Read More

Benard

Benard has aspirations of becoming a doctor. When he’s not studying, his chores at home include looking after the livestock and fetching water. Because the... Read More

Jonam & Bellan

Jonam (on the left) works hard at his studies so that he can become a doctor and help his community. Outside of school he loves... Read More

Stephen

Stephen loves being in school because he gets to learn about agriculture, his favorite subject, and read books. But, sometimes it is hard for him... Read More

Jacqueline

“We were heartbroken for failed hope in getting water.” Meet Jacqueline, in the community of Njoguini. This community had a water project fail them –... Read More

Peter

Peter is a farmer who has lived in Muruku his whole life. He loves that the community members are peaceful, hardworking, and cooperative. He believes... Read More

Ndanu

Ndanu wants to become a teacher because she loves working with the younger children in her community. Prior to the rainwater catchment system implemented in... Read More

Mutua

Mutua loves going to school because there’s plenty of books to read and he wants to become a pilot one day. He loves that he... Read More

Gladys

Gladys is a single mother and works as a cook at the local school. She loves the school because of its hard-working teachers and dedicated... Read More

Veronica

Veronica used to walk 16 km each day just to collect enough water for her family to drink. She says there used to be conflict... Read More

Michelle

Michelle has dreams of becoming a scientist so that she can discover new things and help her home country, Kenya. She loves that she has... Read More

Selina

Before the rainwater system was developed during the summer of 2022, Selina was spending many hours at the river which reduced the quality of her... Read More

Jane

Jane is a teacher in Muruku and has lived in the community for 5 years now. She says the community is peaceful and resilient, but... Read More

Mutunga

Mutunga loves going to school and learning about science and health. He hopes to become a doctor one day because there aren’t enough to provide... Read More

Patience

Patience helps out around the house by fetching water and firewood, cleaning the compound, and washing utensils. To fetch water for drinking and cleaning, she... Read More

Albanus

This 13-year-old student loves going to school because it “has the best teachers and good morals”. Because fetching water is one of his duties at... Read More

Emmanuel

Meet 15-year-old Emmanuel from the community of Atot, Kenya. With the new well drilled there in September 2022, Emmanuel will no longer have to fetch... Read More

Angoi

Angoi’s favorite subject is English because she gets a chance to speak with her classmates. When she grows up, she wants to become a nurse... Read More

Charles

“Water means everything to me. The well will help us maintain cleanliness and will reduce the cost of buying water.” Charles has often missed school... Read More

Mashipai

Mashipai is 15 years old and wants to be a nurse one day. Her current duties at home are fetching water, cooking, and washing clothes.... Read More

Samuel

Samuel’s favorite activity is school and he loves biology because it teaches him more about living things. At home, he helps make sure that his... Read More

Kavindu

Kavindu is a student at Tututha Primary School, where he enjoys learning English and one day aspires to become a teacher. With the installation of... Read More

Brian

“I want to become a doctor because I will help the sick people get well.”   Brian loves going to school at Kisueni Primary because he... Read More

Edwin

Edwin is a student at Imale Primary School in Kenya, who loves math and one day hopes to be an accountant! Before Well Aware implemented... Read More

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 broke ground on our 100th project on April 25th, 2022. Previously, Charity missed 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

Rose

Rose and her siblings used to walk 4 kilometers to fetch water daily. The water was not clean and her family often got sick from... 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

Maureen

Maureen loves to sing and dreams of being a musician. Her family previously moved around based on access to water before settling in Mutaki. There,... Read More

Bernazin

Bernazin’s favorite subject in school is social studies because she wants to be a lawyer in the future. She hopes she can complete her education... Read More

Kelvin

Kelvin enjoys reading short books and dreams of someday becoming a doctor. Prior to Well Aware’s completion of a new well in Nthaani, Kenya, Kelvin... Read More