2|GirlscollectingcleanwaterataTSPwell.
4|ExecutiveDirector,LindaHooper
DearFriends:
Despite the hardships that extreme drought brought to Samburu in 2022, I am happy to report that The Samburu Project continued to see growth in our community programs as wecelebratedthe"YearoftheGirl."
Early in the year, we launched a partnership with The Thorn Tree Project to sponsor the educationalfeesforfiveprimaryschoolstudents,givingthemextrasupporttonavigatethe transition from village to classroom. We also continued to support previous scholarship recipient Zeitun Doraso. After she graduated in the spring and secured a spot at the Wamba Nursing School, we worked with Spanish charity Africa Digna to ensure she could continuetoaffordhernewschoolfees.
In May, we brought together over 1,200 girls at Ewaso Girls Secondary School in Archer's Post to celebrate Menstrual Health Day. The event included inspirational speeches from local female leaders, a workshop by PadMad founder Madhvi Dalal, and the distribution of reusablemenstrualproducts,soapandunderwear.Weevenmadethenationalnews!
Throughout the summer, we conducted a pilot program for the Journalism Club at Wamba Girls Secondary School, distributed food to over 500 households, and conducted a Samburu Sisters Workshop for the women of Ntemparani Village. Finally, in December, you helped us fund a dormitory for Nkaroni Girls Secondary School. The building opened this summertomuchsinginganddancing.
Alltheseprogramscomplimentedourongoingwaterinitiatives,aswefundedthedrillingof ninenewwellsandrepaired45others.Whilebringingaccesstocleanwaterremainsatthe coreofourmission,keepingthemworkingisourprideandjoy.
To all our friends and supporters who continue to aid our efforts in this small, beautiful partoftheworld,thankyou.Wecouldnotdothisworkwithouteachandeveryoneofyou.
Withgratitude,
LindaHooper,ExecutiveDirector
In 2022, The Samburu Project funded the drilling and installation of 9 new wells in the Samburu region of Kenya, providing nearly 10,000 people with life-changing access to clean, safe water. We once again engaged the services of Kariuki Wambugu of Ground Water Max Ltd, to conduct our hydrogeology surveys and determine the best sitesfor drilling. After the siteswere identified
SereOlipiVillage
Wasserberger Family, The Menemsha Fund, and Rose Smith
AquaMax, Ltd of Nairobi was contracted to drill the new boreholes Three people from each community were elected to a well committee and trained by our well maintenance staff. In addition to helping mobilize the community to help with well drill, they ensure the well is properly maintained. Finally, a Hygiene and Sanitation workshop was conducted by a county health representative to ensurethecleanwaterstaysclean!
LdupaiVillage
The Gladwell Family
HurumaHome
The Samburu Project
NalutakeVillage
HaroldZagunis & Tamara Krautkramer
LinjarsVillage
Mamen Saura & Rita Goldstein
LpasheVillage
Carla Francalangia
NkangorerekiVillage
The Horan Family of Denver, CO
LerataAVillage
Water of Love Band
NkaroniGirlsSecondarySchool
StudentatNkaroniPrimarySchoolshowsoffreusablemenstrualpads,underwearand 12|soapthankstoTSPpartnersPadMadKenyaandKapaOil!
In May, our supporters raised $20,000 to help us expand our annual Menstrual HygieneDayevent ThisyearwepartneredwithPadMadKenyaandKapaOiltohost a workshop for over 1,000 girls from 12 schools We taught students to celebrate their bodies, how yoga postures can help with cramps, the importance of hygiene, and more. In addition, we launched a pilot program for women in two rural villages who had never before received education on menstrual or reproductive health The workshops were facilitated by Madhvi Dalal of PadMad, and aided by TSP Office Admin Christine Lesorogol. Both events were fun and educational, and at the end wedistributedreusablemenstrualpads,underwear&soaptotheattendees!
In 2022, we focussed our efforts on growing support for schools where we installedboreholesinordertofurtheraidgirlsinpursuinganeducation.
We partnered with The Thorn Tree Project to sponsor educational fees for fiveprimaryschoolstudents,givingthem supporttostayintheclassroom.
Thanks to Global Playground we were able to pilot a journalism program for students at Wamba Girls Secondary School,teachingthemtouseiPhonesto tellstoriesandfindtheirvoices!
We partnered with PC’s & Parts to donate20computersto2schools,giving students the ability to apply to college, find scholarship opportunities and connectwiththerestoftheworld!
On GivingTuesday we introduced our global community to the students of Nkaroni Girls Secondary School, where our team was drilling a borehole. You raised almost $50,000 to aid us in the construction of a new dormitory and outfitteditwithbeds,linens,sheets,and pillows to further support these young students.
In December, the TSP team conducted our eleventh Samburu Sisters Workshop at Ntaparani Village Since we first drilled a well at Ntaparani in 2021, the women of this community have been actively requesting more programming on literacy, empowerment, micro-finance, poultry keeping, and more. We were happy we were able to conduct this two day workshop to inform women about HIV/AIDS, women’s rights under the Kenyan law, harmful cultural practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), beading, the risks of early marriage, and the importance of educating their children. We hope that in the future we will be able to build on this foundationbyfacilitatingothereducationalopportunitiesfortheNtaparaniwomen!
In 2022, we saw the impact access to clean water has on both agricultural growth,aswellasthegrowthofcommunityprograms.
Inthespring,wefinishedtheinstallation ofanewgardenatTipitoGirlsSecondary Schoolthatprovidesfoodfornearly400 students.
In the summer we visited Kokomiano, a man who lives near the village of Lengaloo where TSP drilled a well in 2016. After the well was drilled, he attended a workshop we facilitated on sac gardening He used the tools he learned at the workshop to plant a garden that continues to provide food andincomeforhisfamilytoday.
OnDayoftheAfricanChild,TSPassisted withrepairingawaterwellattheHaruma Children’s Home in Wamba Providing minor repairs restored water to this facility that cares for 40 disabled children. We amplified this impact by providing vital food and supplies for the facility.
Thanks to a generous Nairobi family we provided food relief to 500 households inOctober.
In 2022, we offered our global community two opportunities to join forces and #DoitforWater! On March 19th, we kicked off a week of activities in celebration of World Water Day Mira Costa High School hosted their Short Shower Challenge, the Woodside High School swim team counted laps, friends in Denver gathered to Walk for Water, Calvin Darling led a Flow for Water yoga class in Palo Alto, CA, and we once again celebrated our Hike for Water at Runnymede Sculpture Farm On April 22nd, we celebrated Earth Day with a second week of events! Students from Seely Place School in New York and Christ School in South Carolina walked, kayaked, fished,andclimbedtoraisemoneyandawarenessforcleanwater!
OnOctober22nd,2022weunitedournearly10,000friendsandsupportersaround the world at our 10th Annual Splash Bash gala to celebrate the impact clean water hashadonthelivesofSamburuwomenandgirls,anddiscusshowwecancontinue our work to empower the next generation of woman leaders. The night included an array of inspirational speakers and videos, stunning musical performances, sensational live auction vacations, and live updates from both our home-bases in Los Angeles, CA and Samburu, Kenya. The entire event was streamed live from EnvizionsoundstageinsouthernCalifornia,tosupportersaroundtheworld.
26|SimonWasserbergerplayswithWaterofLoveBandatRockwoodMusicHallinNYC.
InMay,BoardMemberSimonWasserbergerandtheWaterofLoveBandhostedthe first ever Concert for Clean Water at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City
The event brought in enough money to fund half of a well and brought in a number of new NYC supporters! In November, we hosted our first Nairobi event in many years at the historic Muthaiga Country Club. And to end the year, on #GivingTuesday, we invited our Los Angeles community to join us at Helms Bakery District to toast the season of giving at our 2022 holiday party. The event included wine, art, and a beautifulKenyanmarketplaceaswecelebratedtheimpactofourwork!
CarlaFrancalangia
TheGladwellFamily
RitaGoldstein
TheHoranFamilyofDenver,CO
TheMenemshaFund
SPLASHBASHWELLDONORS
DorettaBonner
JacquelineFalkenberg
Robert&MarthaFalkenberg
MauraGannett
RobinGinsberg
BrianGold
RandiHauge
NinaCollins&MarkKaplan
Karen&KevinMcManus
LauraAnnPacos
Judith&RusselPatterson
MamenSaura
SplashBashWellDonors
TheWasserbergerFamily
TamaraKrautkramer&Harold
Zagunis
Dale & Diane Perlov
Patricia & Rick Rosen
Christine Schefman
Manny & Jackie Silverman
Doug Smith
Sharon & Todd Squires
Mark Taylor & Jay Strozdas
Kirsten Swanson
Nancy Tuck
Natalie Tuck
In 2022, The Samburu Project received in-kind donations from the followingcompanies.
AirKenya
Anonymous Nairobi Family
Hob House
Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd
Muthaiga Auction Donors
PC's and Parts
The Safari Collection
Splash Bash Auction Donors
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Water from Wine
DONATIONSOVER$20,000
Robert & Martha Falkenberg
ABAR Foundation
Jayne & Troy Gladwell
John and Andrea Horan
Irvin Sather
Cynthia & Simon Wasserberger
Tamara Krautkramer & Harold Zagunis
DONATIONSOVER$10,000
Carla Francalangia
Rita Goldstein
Gardner Grout
Mamen Saura & Manish Kothari
Jerry R Licari Family Foundation
Shelly & Arch Meredith
Greg & Catherine Pacos
Manny & Jackie Silverman
DONATIONSOVER$5,000
Adeline Dougherty
Sandra & Andrew Edmondon
Ray & Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation
CGI Charitable Giving Fund
MichaelRosenfeld&HalleyHarrisburg
Alice & Nahum Lainer
Mayer | Brown
The Menemsha Fund
Judith & Russel Patterson
Diane Perlov
Nathan St. John & Angelica Swan
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Nancy Tuck
Zelda Benson & George Wagner
Debbie Yaghmaie
DONATIONSOVER$2,000
WellsFargoAdvisors
TommyeFlemming&PatArnall
BarbaraTimmer&CatherineBenkaim
DorettaBonner
Lisa&RayBukaty
SirishaDasu
RudiDundas
FamilyBank
KrisFloyd
ImpactGiving
Alan&JenniLeavitt
Karen&KevinMcManus
MetropolitanWaterDistrict
Ron&CeceNudelman
WilliamParsons
GlobalPlayground
BrittanyRosen
MarciaRuderman
Vera&StephenSchlesinger
RoseSmith
Jenny&PaulTennen
WaterfromWine
TotalDonations–$679,777
TOTALINCOME
ProgramExpenses
WellDrilling&Maintenance CommunityPrograms
(Health,Education,Women’s Empowerment,CommunityGrowth)
FundraisingExpenses
TOTALEXPENSES
How we used our resources
79.5% Program Services
10.1% Fundraising
104% Support Services
USSTAFF
Linda Hooper, Executive Director
Victoria Pacos, Project Coordinator
Paige Baskin, Marketing & Video Editing
Donovan Cleggett, Grants & Accounting
KENYASTAFF
Eric Lekolii, Project Manager
Naom Kemunto, Community Programming
Paul Lekuuk, Well Maintenance
Aldo Lesutia, Well Maintenance
Christine Lesergol, Office Administration
BOARDOFDIRECTORS,US
Doug Smith, Board Chair
Doretta Bonner, Vice Chair
Harold Zagunis, Treasurer
Adeline Dougherty
Bob Falkenberg
Linda Hooper
Alan Leavitt
Diane Perlov
Mamen Saura
Kiki Swanson
Jenny Tennen
Simon Wasserberger
BOARDOFDIRECTORS,KENYA
Bob Falkenberg, President
Ndung'u Muchane, Treasurer
Eric Lekolii, Secretary
Linda Hooper
Josephine Leruk
Interns&Volunteers-22
Our mission is to provide access to clean water and continue to support well communities with initiatives that promote health, education, women’s empowermentandgeneralwell-being
We are driven by respect for, and the needs of, the Samburu communities we work within. We focus on projects that generate tangible, meaningful, and sustainable results. We invest in building life-long learning, self-reliance, and community trust. We improve the lives of women and children, beginning with providingaccesstocleanwater
Water is Life.
