MEET TANZANIA’S FUTURE PRESIDENT
Rose was the first child in her family who never had to walk for water. Rose has big plans for her future, for her family and for her country.
SOIL AGES, JUST LIKE A PERSON
Eliaremisa never went to school, but she knows things far older than schools. She remembered when there were trees, shade and room. Now the earth can’t breathe.
NEW RESIDENTIAL GREENHOUSES
Save the Rain knows that clean water alone wouldn't solve world hunger. This summer, we started building family-sized greenhouses. The results have been remarkable.
WARIANKIRA
Her name is hard to pronounce. But her laughter is even harder to forget. We first met Wariankira at a [...]
VIOLETH
She won’t be intimidated. She doesn’t even flinch as the room fills with men in leadership positions, years her senior. [...]
AMINAELI
Nothing steals Aminaeli’s laughter. Most Tanzanians are taught to cover their mouths when they laugh. Some have severe Fluorosis – [...]
Growing a Defense Against Covid-19
Across the planet, we are all doing our daily examination of how to manage this new COVID-19 reality and its [...]
CLIFF AND ANN
The following story is written by Cliff, a Rotarian, investor, father, and volunteer who had the privilege of building a rainwater [...]
JEHOVENESS
There were two planks of wood bridging a stream to enter the property. There was a newly dug grave to [...]
HILLARY TESHA
I remember the day I met Hilary Tesha. He came to work wearing a t-shirt that said Mount Shasta Cheerleading [...]
HAPPY ALLEN
There is always a moment that feels like you are in a vacuum and all the air around you is [...]
MILGRID
It takes a little while for MILGRID to smile. She has learned to keep herself relatively invisible, to express her joy [...]
ELIESH
Her eyes are like a map of hardship. You can feel her struggle engraved in them. When ELIESH laughs, the pain [...]
LEMNA
In September 2000, LEMNA was 30 and pregnant with her 4th child. She was married to a man whose family thrived on [...]
IRENE
IRENE’S smile is as big as it gets and her stature is the polar opposite. She is no more than 5’ [...]
NIPAELI
Even in a crowd of people, Nipaeli stood out. Her beauty is indescribable. The problem was she was living a [...]
HAPPY
She stood before she spoke. Straightened her dress and composed herself. Happy John had something to say. She wasn’t going [...]
SINGING FOR THE RAIN
Three years ago, we gathered in Lositeti, a village in the far reaches of the Makiba Ward in the Arumeru [...]
POLARIZED VIEWS
Dickson’s grandmother won the lottery. She was the recipient of a residential rainwater harvesting system on her home. She lives [...]
Happy 13th Birthday Save the Rain
Gratitude is at the forefront of our minds lately. Not just because of the holiday season but because it’s felt [...]