Wellspring
She walked so her
granddaughter
wouldn't have to.
Every borehole we drill ends a four-hour walk. Every pump mechanic we train keeps it running — for years after the ribbon-cutting.
Amara Waweru
""I used my annual leave to pour the pump pad. The committee had already dug the trench by hand — six days of work before I arrived. That's what commitment looks like. I just brought the concrete."
Amara has trained 8 local engineers who now survey independently.
Fatuma Hassan
""I reported the broken pump in March. By April it was fixed. Before Wellspring, I would have just walked farther. Now I know there is someone to call — and that someone looks like me."
Fatuma now chairs the village water committee, managing maintenance fees for 340 households.
Zawadi Ochieng
""They trained me for six weeks. I was the only woman in the group. Now the men in my village call me when the pump breaks. I carry my own spanner set. My daughter watches me work."
Zawadi keeps water flowing for 1,200 people across three villages.
Baraka Mutua
""The water is cold. I like cold water. My teacher says I can come to school every day now because I am not tired from the morning walk. I want to be an engineer like Mr. Amara."
Baraka's school now has handwashing stations — 280 children, clean hands, every day.
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School handwashing
Handwashing stations for an entire school — 280 children, clean hands, every single day.
Every number is a name
we know.
"The goal was never to be needed forever. The goal was to make ourselves unnecessary."
— Wellspring field team, 2025 annual report