FROM THE DIRECTOR
THEYEARINREVIEW
Dear Friends:
With the pandemic clearly in our rearview, 2023 put TSP back in the fast lane.
Early in the year, a man from Turkey traveled to Samburu with a dream of riding a camel and was transformed into an angel donor, enabling us to construct our most ambitious project to date Together with our friends at Sasaab Lodge and Davis & Shirtliff, we completed our first solar powered well allowing the people of Konyek to enjoy clean water for the first time in generations
We secured our first Kenyan financial partner in Kapa Oil who, after donating soap to our menstrual hygiene event for 5 years, sponsored the drilling of a new well at Sulubei Village
Over the summer, I spent two months in Kenya. I visited new well communities, met partners, and explored new projects I even danced with 1,500 girls and Samburu pop star Laiso Boy at our monumental menstrual hygiene event. Experiencing life changing moments alongside the communities we serve is the highlight of my job
Here in the US, our team was selected to attend the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in NYC As a small nonprofit, having the opportunity to represent an indigenous population and collaborate with big name players in the water industry was incredible.
We accomplished all of this while continuing to grow our existing programs: drilling 10 new wells, repairing 33 water projects, conducting 3 Samburu Sisters workshops, sponsoring 7 students’ education, and bringing Splash Bash back to Los Angeles, and sharing stories from Samburu with all our supporters.
To all our friends who continue to aid our efforts in this small, beautiful part of the world, thank you. We could not do this work without each and every one of you.
With gratitude,
Linda Hooper, Executive Director
OUR PROGRAMS
WATER
ISLIFE
AFOUNDATIONTOFLOURISH
In 2023, The Samburu Project funded the drilling and installation of 9 new wells in the Samburu region of Kenya, providing nearly 8,000 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 sites for drilling. After the sites were identified, OSB Africa was contractedtodrilltheboreholes,capthewells,andbuildtheanimaltroughs
JerusalemAVillage
Rita Goldstein & Mamen Saura
LpetpetVillage
Guyathri Vuppuluri
MargweVillage
The GladwellFamily
KonyekVillage
Kursat "Chico" Yildirim
SulubeiVillage
Karania Foundation - Kapa Oil
LekaramVillage
The Allen Family
LodikidikoVillage
Sotua Odede
SeiyaBoysSecondarySchool
Water of Love Band & Donors of Splash Bash 2023
LturotOiborVillage
The Horan Family
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 serve as the main point of contact to ensure the well is properly maintained Finally, a Hygiene and Sanitation workshop was conducted by a county health representative to ensurethecleanwaterstaysclean!
| Madhvi Dalal and Damaris Lekiluai lead a Menstrual Hygiene workshop
IMPROVINGMENSTRUALHEALTH WATERIS HEALTH
In May, The Samburu Project and PadMad Kenya set off for Wamba to host a Menstrual Hygiene Day event celebrating the power of periods Thanks to the support of AirKenya, Kapa Oil Refineries, Family Bank, and our amazing donors, we were able to raise over $20,000 to facilitate a workshop for 1,441 girls from 12 differentlocalschools.TheeventclosedwithaperformancebyKenyapopstarLaiso Boy! In addition to the school event, our Kenya team travelled to the remote village of Tintil, where we drilled a well in 2018. There, we facilitated a workshop for 75 women, many of whom had little to no education on menstrual hygiene and reproductivehealth Wedistributedunderwear,soap,andreusablepads
BUILDINGONCLEANWATER WATERIS EDUCATION
With access to clean water, more students can attend school. That is why, in 2023, we continued our partnership with The Thorn Tree Project, sponsoring the education of five secondary school students We also partnered with Africa Digna to sponsor previous TSP scholarship recipient, Zeitun Deraso’s nursing school fees and worked with The Heartsteps Foundation to support TSP Intern Sandra Lelemoyog’s University education Finally, to continue to support schools in Samburu, we installed a new water point at Seiya Boys School and funded the expansionoftheboreholeatNkaroniGirlsSecondarySchool!
WATERISEMPOWERMENT
GIVINGWOMENTHETIMETOLEARN
In 2023, the TSP team conducted three Samburu Sisters Workshops. The first was held for Leminjiria Village in April and the second two were held for the members of Nairisha and Sionta Villages in December Each workshop was two days and aimed to inform women about HIV/AIDS, women’s rights under the Kenyan law, the dangers of cultural practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and beading, the downsides of early marriage, and the importance of educating their children In total,theprogramsreached198womenand75men.
WATERIS GROWTH
PROVIDINGFOOD+ECONOMICSECURITY
In June, we began drilling a deep well at Konyek Village. Shortly after the well was solarized, and a kiosk installed, the women asked if we could help them start a garden TSP staff worked with Francis Leshakwet from the Department of Agriculture to facilitate a workshop for the women of Konyek. Today, the garden is thriving, providing much needed nutrition and income for the community. We also focused our 2023 Giving Tuesday campaign on agricultural growth in Samburu schools.Thankstoouramazingglobalcommunity,weraisedover$20,000tolaunch small gardens at three of our partner schools and mend the fence of the garden at oolpartners
COMMUNITY EVENTS
GLOBALCELEBRATIONSOFCLEANWATER
In 2023 we kicked off our Kids Helping Kids campaign, partnering with Woodside, Seely, and Christ Schools to teach students about the importance of clean water In March, we returned to Woodside, CA for our annual Hike for Water at Runnymede Farmwhereguestsjoinedusforadayfilledwithart,tacos,andcleanwater.Laterin 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 2023 holiday party The eventincludedwine,art,andabeautifulKenyanmarketplace.
THEBASHISBACK SPLASH BASH 2023
In October, we were thrilled to invite supporters to once again join us in person for Splash Bash 2023 The night kicked off with a garden lit happy hour, as our guests enjoyed shopping at our Kenyan market and perusing the silent auction African drumming led guests from the courtyard to the dining room and where we premiere our three-part movie, “A Water Story.” Impassioned speeches were deliveredbytheTSPBoard,remindingtheroomofthetransformativeimpactofour work. The evening concluded with our Fund-a-Need, where paddle after paddle raised in support of clean water, ultimately funding three new wells in Samburu. Altogether,youhelpedusraiseanincredible$230,000forcleanwater
DONORLEADFUNDRAISERS
Throughout the year, several donors launched #DoitForWater campaigns to raise funds for The Samburu Project On April 1, Mamen Saura and Calvin Darling hosted a day of yoga in Palo Alto, CA In May, TSP Board member Simon Wasserberger hosted a concert with the Water of Love band in New York City. In June, Sydney Maimon donated her bat mitzvah, and raised funds selling home-made bracelets. In the fall, the Sotua Odede yoga group raised over $55,000 to drill a solar powered well, and, in December, the Allen family held a bake sale and sold bracelets to raise over$24,000tofundanewwellinSamburu!
OUR SUPPORTERS
2023 WELL DONORS
FUNDINGOFOURWATERPROJECTS
WELL DONORS
The Allen Family
The Gladwell Family
Rita Goldstein & Mamen Saura
The Horan Family
Karania Foundation
Guyathri Vuppuluri
Water of Love Band
Kursat "Chico" Yildirim
SPLASHBASHFUNDANEED
Mary Barone
Patty Brown
Heather Burgett
Taylor Cain
George Carpenter
Tracie Davis
Hannah Demetor
Diana Dixon
Devin Donner
Handly Eugene
Robert Falkenberg
Shayan Ford
Maura Gannett
Gardner Grout
Juliet Gunev
Maxwell Harrington
Simone Hernandez
Harvey Herschman
Dimitri Koutroulis
Mona Kyle
Britteny Layva
Alan Leavitt
Catherine Lemmi
Sherri Lemmi
Nicole MacNaughton
Mark Maimon
Sherri McCaffrey
Dylan Meeks
Red Merten
David Mickle
Sonja Moro
McKenna Najarian
Dahlia Neiss
Amber Noland
Laura Noroski
Laura Ann Pacos
Diane Perlov
Kimberly Pinkson
Dave Quick
Patricia Rosen
Kellie Russell
Phil Saferstein
Iris Schneider
Erika Smakula
Doug Smith
Sharon & Todd Squires
Paul Tennen
Scott Thomas
Deborah Tilton
Joanna Topetzes
Toni White
Carla Woods
Stuart Ziff
MAJOR DONORS &CORPORATESPONSORS
DONATIONSOVER$20,000
Robert & Martha Falkenberg
John & Andrea Horan
Jayne & Troy Gladwell
Karania Foundation
Carmen Saura & Manish Kothari
Gayathri Vuppuluri
Kursat Yildirim
DONATIONSOVER$10,000
ABAR Foundation
The Allen Family
Doretta Bonner
Adeline Dougherty
Carla Francalangia
Rita Goldstein
Gardner Grout
Ed & Skatie Hutchinson
Just Breathe
Alice & Nahum Lainer
Licari Foundation
Diane Perlov
Manny & Jackie Silverman
Nathan St John & Angelica Swan
Marc Tarpenning
Simon Wasserberger
Bruce & Meredith Wilson
DONATIONSOVER$5,000
Karen Bergin
Mayer | Brown
CGI Charitable Giving Fund
Maxwell Harrington
Kelly Hogue
Nancy Huff
Illinois Tool Works
Menemsha Fund
Judith & Russel Patterson
Preston Family Donor Advised Fund
Quail Roost Foundation
Debi Pacos
Ray & Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation
Amy Abell Rosenfield
Sherry Swayne
Zelda Benson & George Wagner
Carla Mann Woods
Debbie Yaghmaie
DONATIONSOVER$2,000
HelenAlbright
TommyeFlemming&PatArnall
BarbaraTimmer&CatherineBenkaim
Scott&AprilBrand
BettyJamieson-Dunne
GarryGekht
HalleyHarrisburg MichaelRosenfeld
MicheleHatamiya
&
FredrikIvarsson
AuroraMathias
MarkMaimon
MetropolitanWaterDistrict
Ronald&CeceNudelman
MAJOR DONORS
&CORPORATESPONSORS
DONATIONSOVER$2,000
Bob & Gail Pacos
Greg & Catherine Pacos
David Roberts
Vera & Stephen Schlesinger
Monica Schultz
Erin & Michael Shaffer
Doug Smith
Rose&GregSmith
VictoriaSmith
JoeVescera
Tito'sHandmadeVodka
Total#ofCashDonations–1,580
Total#ofIn-KindDonations–151
TotalDonations–$846,350
IN-KIND DONORS
In 2023, The Samburu Project received in-kind donations from the followingcompanies.
AirKenya
Alftin Construction
Art Services Melrose
Davis & Shirtliff
Gibb’s Vineyard
Hob House
Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd
Kiawah Golf Club
Lagunitas
PadMad Kenya
Patricia King
Robert & Martha Falkenberg
The Safari Collection
Splash Bash Silent Auction Donors
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Town & Country Event Rentals
Water from Wine
Thank you to all of our amazing donors and sponsors for making our work possible. We couldn’t make the water flow without you!
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
TSPBYTHE NUMBERS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
TOTALINCOME
ProgramExpenses
WellDrilling&Maintenance
CommunityPrograms
FundraisingExpenses
AdministrativeCosts
TOTALEXPENSES
NETINCOME
Assets
Liabilities
$602,477 $503,802 $236,509 $267,293 $67,948 $71,356 $643,106 -$40,629 $356,433 $172,668
STAFF & VOLUNTEERS
USSTAFF
Linda Hooper, Executive Director
Victoria Pacos, Project Coordinator
Christina Vento, Marketing Associate
Jaksen Wilson, 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
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
MISSION
Our mission is to provide access to clean water and continue to support well communities with initiatives that promote health, education, women’s empowerment and general well-being VALUES
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 providing access to clean water.
