WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING: The Ripple Effect in Nkoansiyo
Elizabeth's journey with Save the Rain began in 2015, and since then, she has helped build hundreds of domestic tanks, transforming the lives of thousands.
Looking back at 2024: A note from our executive director
In Tanzania, rainwater tanks break the cycle of "vumilia"—suffering in silence—by uniting communities with clean water and hope.
We are so grateful for YOU!
Gratitude, like rain, flows freely. Your generosity helps us catch Nature's gift, bringing clean water and hope to families and future generations.
How 30 Seconds and the WASH Curriculum Save Lives
Facing the Global Water Crisis: 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Learn how we fight water scarcity with sustainable rainwater harvesting.
What is the Global Water Crisis?
Facing the Global Water Crisis: 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Learn how we fight water scarcity with sustainable rainwater harvesting.
Summer Highlights: New Tanks, Fresh Harvests, and More
Discover how Save the Rain is transforming lives in Northern Tanzania with new rainwater harvesting tanks, upgraded systems, and a 5.5-acre farm expansion.
WARIANKIRA
Her name is hard to pronounce. But her laughter is even harder to forget. We first met Wariankira at a [...]
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 [...]