singing wells

The #RunBlue team visited the Singing Wells in Samburu, Kenya, where local community members sang while collecting groundwater from the well. It's challenging to bring the water up. James' family well is shared by three families, who take turns visiting the well, as two families cannot be there simultaneously with all their livestock.

It's hard work to bring the water up. The singing represents a call for motivation when collecting water for the animals and humans in the area. It's more than a call for water. It's a call for an abundance of life.

northern kenya

TW (Trigger Warning): This week, we visited Samburu County in Northern Kenya, where we saw the impact of the more than 5-year drought in the region. No lush fields, no flowing rivers, no life.

People have been forced to relocate so that they can gain access to water. Ntanipi shared her horrific story of what happened to her baby boy when she had to ask children to look after her son while she went to fetch water from a well.

Sarara Foundation Manager, Robert, shared that it is common for children to look for their mothers and try to follow them, but they often get hurt or lost in the bush.

No mother should ever need to experience this to access a basic human right.

lake navasha

The #RunBlue team visited Lake Naivasha in Kenya last week and spoke to the locals about the interdependent role of the lake in agriculture, horticulture and all life surrounding the lake. Water is life. It's our responsibility to sustain it for the generations to come.