SINGING FOR THE RAIN
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December 19, 2018
Three years ago, we gathered in Lositeti, a village in the far reaches of the Makiba Ward in the Arumeru district of Tanzania. As we finish the tour of the school, Gilbert, a local Rotarian, becomes emotional. He says...
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Polarized Views
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December 19, 2018
Dickson’s grandmother won the lottery. She was the recipient of a residential rainwater harvesting system on her home. She lives in Maji Ya Chai, a village riddled with fluoride issues in the groundwater. Rainwater harvesting is the only way...
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Happy 13th Birthday Save the Rain
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December 19, 2018
Gratitude is at the forefront of our minds lately. Not just because of the holiday season but because it’s felt like a year filled with crisis. Hurricanes, fire, violence – so much loss demands that we take stock. Crisis...
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Building Bridges in Tuvaila
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November 16, 2018
The Let It Rain campaign funds rainwater harvesting projects on primary schools in Northern Tanzania. One of its latest recipients is Tuvaila. Located in the Maji Ya Chai Ward, The Tuvaila Primary School is the largest in the area...
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YOU GAVE, WE GREW
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December 8, 2017
This year, we helped 37,000 people celebrate the rain and its ability to create an incredibly abundant life. In 10 new villages, 374 rainwater tanks, both large and small, were built and are now full of clean water. Alongside...
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GLORY SMILES
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July 5, 2017
Glory’s husband died because he was struck by a car in the middle of the night. His body was found in the morning, decimated by wildlife. When we met Glory and her son Fredrick, the depression that surrounded them...
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BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE
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July 5, 2017
Pale yellow kernels of corn fly like confetti, as John Anaeli pushes his thumb along the dried rows of the cob. He sits on a small wooden stool on top of a white plastic tarp with small mountains of...
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HIDDEN NO MORE
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July 5, 2017
Debora’s grandmother, Bibi in Swahili, gathers water from the pipe a few hundred yards away from their home. The water is green. Not clean enough to drink or cook with, but is used to wash clothes, which Debora does...
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Mama Agnes
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June 14, 2017
The house came a bag at a time. She sold sunflowers to buy a bag of cement. A chicken pedaled meant a sack of sand to add to the pile. Foibe Elisaria saved day by day, year by year, to build...
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THE PATH OF THE HERD
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April 11, 2017
She followed the elephants. She walked in the herd’s path. She carried her life with her. Omega Mevaashi found her new home along the way. It was “a big land,” she said, with big trees and big animals. Everything...
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LAST YEAR IN REVIEW
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April 11, 2017
We have been working in the Kingori Ward in Northern Tanzania since 2013. All 14 villages in the ward have received assistance because of a very determined woman named Felista. She walked to our office on 3 separate occasions...
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THE FIRST RECEIVER
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April 10, 2017
Violeth is a born fighter. Literally, she was born with both of her hands in a tight fisted position. It was not until she was a toddler that her fingers could finally move freely. But her thumbs did not....
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