Osiligi Mara Foundation

Osiligi Mara Foundation

The Osiligi Mara Foundation is a cooperative in Maasai Mara, Kenya dedicated to the empowerment of women and youth through education, capacity-building workshops, and income-generating projects. The women of Osiligi work to build their livelihoods and raise their children together.

WMO2H Projects: Water Solution (Borehole), Agroforestry, 1-Acre Regenerative Farm

Project Implementation: December 2020

Total Beneficiaries: 5,000

"My name is Francis Leperes, I am an elder at the Osiligi Community. We are united here and we live in harmony. We mostly rely on water harvesting and during dry seasons we fetch water from the Mara River which isn’t clean for consumption. The Mara River is about 8 kilometers away and we compete with wild animals. Typhoid and malaria are the main illnesses that we experience here. Our women and children suffer a lot when looking for water because of the wild animals roaming around. Clean water, sustainable food and good sanitation will help our community have better health."
- Fracis Leperes, Community Elder, 2020
Community elders preparing for their borehole ribbon cutting ceremony (2021)
Community elders preparing for their borehole ribbon cutting ceremony (2021)
Clean drinking water flowing from newly built WMO2H water project (2021)
Clean drinking water flowing from newly built WMO2H water project (2021)
Community elder drinking clean water for the first time in her life (2021)
Community elder drinking clean water for the first time in her life (2021)
Community members planting new trees to enhance biodiversity (2022)
Community members planting new trees to enhance biodiversity (2022)
Community members washing their hands with clean water (2022)
Community members washing their hands with clean water (2022)
Three-wheel motorcycle purchased with savings from water sales (2023)
Three-wheel motorcycle purchased with savings from water sales (2023)
WMO2H Agronomist providing the community with regenerative agriculture training (2023)
WMO2H Agronomist providing the community with regenerative agriculture training (2023)
Cover crops and nutritious crops next to the clean water kiosk (2023)
Cover crops and nutritious crops next to the clean water kiosk (2023)
Community member taking care of her community's regenerative agriculture farm (2023)
Community member taking care of her community's regenerative agriculture farm (2023)
Community members gathering clean water from their kiosk (2023)
Community members gathering clean water from their kiosk (2023)
Woman smiling with produce from her regenerative agriculture farm (2024)
Woman smiling with produce from her regenerative agriculture farm (2024)

Water solution made possible by Hyperice, Regenerative farm made possible by The Grzeskowiak Family