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Help us Prepare Kenyan Farmers for the next Drought and Plan for Pasture!

Now is the time to capitalize on abundant green grass and prepare Maasai livestock farmers for the next drought. Any amount you give will support our Livestock as a Business program or other transformative work!

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We're Helping Kenyans Bloom Through Love & Water. Will you?

The 3-year drought has ended. Now is the time to capitalize on green grass and help Kenyan farmers plan for pasture. Read more about our 2024 plans here.

Water is Life Kenya is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to spark personal, economic, and community development in marginalized communities in Kenya, according to existing customs and culture. We do this by providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, empowering women, and equipping people to develop income through improved resource management.

To learn more about our transformative work in Kenya, visit our website waterislifekenya.org or follow these links to learn more about specific programs:

Water is Life Kenya was co-founded by Delaware native Joyce Tannian and Kenyan-born Joseph Larasha in 2007. For over 16 years, they have been collaborating to bring transformative community development programs to Kenyans in need. To hear our founding story, click here.



Water is Life Kenya Co-Founder Joyce Tannian handing off a goat at the Hope for Widows Goats & Grants Ceremony in July 2023.

Give $1,000 or more to Join the Kilimanjaro Club

Any donation of $1,000 or more will immediately grant you access to our special giving society: the Kilimanjaro Club. This club is made of 90 of our highest, most faithful donors who support our mission at high levels, year after year. You, too, can take the climb and join the Kilimanjaro Club today. To learn more about our giving societies, click here.

Other Ways to Give & Support Our Work

Send a Check

We gladly accept checks. Please mail donations to our US office at:

Water is Life Kenya
314 E Main St
Kelway Plaza, Suite 2
Newark, DE 19711


Tribute Gifts

By making a tribute gift to Water is Life Kenya in honor of someone special, you are not only honoring those who deserve recognition, you are playing a vital role in transforming entire communities. Please include their full name and address on the next page and we will send them a personalized card.


Digital Donations

Water is Life Kenya now accepts XRP and other digital assets.


Legacy Giving

You can also help secure WILK's future. Including WILK in your will offers a way to continue your legacy of caring.

A gift in your will. You may consider using the following language to complete a gift in your will. Please be sure to consult your advisor. "I give the sum of $______ [or _____% of my estate] to Water is Life Kenya Inc."

A gift of retirement plan assets. To include WILK as the beneficiary of all or a portion of your IRA or 401(k) account, simply designate Water is Life Kenya Inc. on the appropriate beneficiary designation form(s). Our Tax ID number is 26-3185829. The gift takes effect only after your death and may help avoid taxes otherwise paid by your heirs.

A gift of life insurance provides a current income tax charitable deduction when you make Water is Life Kenya the owner, as well as the beneficiary, of a life insurance policy.

An IRA charitable rollover allows anyone 70 ½ or older to transfer up to $100,000 from any IRA to Water is Life Kenya and exclude the distribution from his or her income.

A gift of appreciated property, such as stock, provides an income tax charitable deduction for the fully appreciated value. You avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation of property that was purchased more than one year ago.

Please be sure to consult a tax planning professional for advice based on your personal circumstances.


Water is Life Kenya is a 501(c)3 non-profit, Tax ID 26-3185829.

Watch this video to learn more about our Hope for Widows program.